Flag: Icelandic
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 x 120 in. ( 157.5 x 304.8 cm )
Description:
Wool printed Icelandic flag; red and white cross on a blue field; white cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
INV.11772
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
30269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/ dowel: Union Central Life Insurance Bui
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 x 41 x 1 in. ( 157.5 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Red cotton pennant with the inscription, "UNION CENTRAL/ LIFE INSURANCE/ BUILDING" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11625
Marks:
sewn: center: "UNION CENTRAL/ LIFE INSURANCE/ BUILDING
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
30266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/dowel: Detroit Public Library
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 61 x 42 x 1 in. ( 154.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Blue cotton pennant with the inscription, "DETROIT/ PUBLIC/ LIBRARY" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11624
Marks:
sewn: center: "DETROIT/ PUBLIC/ LIBRARY"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
30264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Yardage
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 in. ( 86.4 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed yardage with three stripes: red, white, and blue with white stars.
Object Number:
INV.11766a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
30263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Yardage
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 in. ( 86.4 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed yardage with three stripes: red, white and blue with white stars.
Object Number:
INV.11766b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
30262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/dowel: St. Louis Public Library
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 x 41 x 1 in. ( 157.5 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
White cotton pennant with the inscription, "ST. LOUIS/ PUBLIC/ LIBRARY" sewn on in red cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11622
Marks:
sewn: center: "ST. LOUIS/ PUBLIC/ LIBRARY"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
30261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/ dowel: Newark Court House
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 64 x 41 x 2 in. ( 162.6 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Blue cotton pennant with the inscription, "NEWARK/ COURT/ HOUSE" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11621
Marks:
sewn: center: "NEWARK/ COURT/ HOUSE"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
30260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/dowel: Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 x 43 x 1 in. ( 157.5 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Yellow cotton pennant with the inscription, "FEDERAL RESERVE/ BANK/ MINNEAPOLIS" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11620
Marks:
sewn: center: "FEDERAL RESERVE/ BANK/ MINNEAPOLIS"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
30259
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/dowel: New Haven Station
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal finials
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 x 41 x 1 in. ( 160 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Green cotton pennant with the inscription, "NEW HAVEN/ STATION" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11619
Marks:
sewn: center" "NEW HAVEN/ STATION"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
30257
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag
Classification:
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Rayon, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 x 75 1/2 in. ( 121.9 x 191.8 cm )
Description:
Rayon and silk Service flag of the New York Historical Society; red rayon ground with a central white silk rectangular field with nine blue silk stars sewn in rows of three.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1946.22
Gallery Label:
The stars on this flag represent the nine members of the New York Historical Society who served in the armed forces during World War II: William R. Baillie, Army; Laidslaw Csierny, Army; Joseph Gymory, Army; H. Maxson Holloway, Navy; George Henry Johnson, Army; Vincent J. Marshall, Army; Charles T. Miller, Army; George Takacs, Army; Alexander J. Wall, Jr., Army.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
30229
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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