Flag: 42 Stars Americnan Flag
Classification:
Date:
1889-1890
Medium:
Cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 87 3/4 in. ( 81.3 x 222.9 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed U.S. flag (possibly naval) with forty-two white stars in the blue canton (six rows of seven); five red and white stripes; white hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katherine Kolb
Object Number:
1955.35
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "9 FT."
Gallery Label:
This U.S. flag is not an offical design. All U.S. flags are to bear thirteen stripes, but Naval ships often bear stripes with alternate significance, such as battles won, ships lost in battle, or numbers relating the person, state, or thing the ship is named for.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
18497
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir pillowcase
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Synthetic textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 19 in. ( 53.3 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Red synthetic textile with yellow velvet design pillowcase; poem entitled "SISTER" in the center; surrounded by images of six Military posts in San Antonio, Texas and the seal of the United States above; yellow and red fringe around the edge; underside of navy blue synthetic textile printed with a black flower pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1942
Object Number:
Z.1566.3
Marks:
glued: in center: "SISTER/ OFF ALL THE GIRLS I EVER/ KNEW, THERE NEVER WAS/ ONE LIKE YOU. YOUR THE/ NEAREST, YOUR THE/ DEAREST, PAL I EVER KNEW."
glued: below vignettes: "RANDOLPH/ FIELD/ BROOKS FIELD/ DUNCAN FIELD/ THE ALAMO/ KELLY FIELD/ QUADRANGLE/ FO
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
18396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pennant: Hudson-Fulton 1609-1909 celebration
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1909
Medium:
Felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. ( 62.2 x 26 cm )
Description:
Half blue and half orange felt pennant from the Hudson-Fulton Celebration; in the blue section, along the hoist, is an image of Fulton's ship, the "Clermont" flying a dutch flag below the inscription, "HUDSON-FULTON/ 1609/ 1909"; in the lower orange section is the vertical inscription, "CELEBRATION"; white hoist with ties at both ends.
Object Number:
INV.12313
Marks:
printed: all over: "HUDSON-FULTON/ 1609/ 1909/ CELEBRATION"
printed: tag on hoist: "The Reproduction Company/ 29 WEST 34TH ST.. NEW YORK/ PATENT ALLOWED PATENTS APPLIED FOR"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
18262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: Sons of Rhode Island
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 98 x 140 in. ( 248.9 x 355.6 cm )
Description:
Wool flag with three vertical stripes of orange, white and blue; the center white stripe is painted with an image of a shield with cider casks and beavers separated by an "x"; shield is between a Native American holding a bow and a Pilgrim; an eagle surmounting a globe is above, and the inscription "1664" is below and "SONS OF RHODE ISLAND" is above, all surrounded by a laurel wreath; white cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Object Number:
INV.12300a
Marks:
painted: in center: "SONS OF RHODE ISLAND/ 1664"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sack: red and gray
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 18 x 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Unfinished square cotton pillow cover with one solid burgundy side and one side divided diagonally into gray and burgundy halves.
Object Number:
INV.11951
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
18193
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile: black satin w/white selvage
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall (on roll): 20 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (51.4 x 10.5 cm)
Description:
Roll of black twill weave satin with white selvage.
Object Number:
INV.12117
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
18192
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table cloth/runner: Monogram-R
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 3/4 x 30 1/2 in. ( 67.9 x 77.5 cm )
Description:
Woven cream silk kerchief with a border of scrolled leaves and a leaf pattern in the center; embroidered in one corner, "R" in pink and white thread.
Object Number:
INV.13618
Marks:
embroidered: in one corner: "R"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18191
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 92 x 78 x 1/4 in. ( 233.7 x 198.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White woven cotton coverlet with flower, scroll, and snowflake motifs.
Object Number:
INV.14620
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
18135
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 86 x 85 x 1/4 in. ( 218.4 x 215.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White woven cotton coverlet with four pink stripes near top, bottom, and each side edge; waffle-textured weave.
Object Number:
INV.14621b
Marks:
embroidered: in corner of obverse: "E L / 1"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
18134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 89 x 82 x 1/4 in. ( 226.1 x 208.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White woven cotton coverlet with four pink stripes near top, bottom, and each side edge; waffle-textured weave.
Object Number:
INV.14623
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
18133
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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