Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Luce Center
Confederate flag
Object Number:
1865.9
Date:
1861
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
overall: 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Description:
Cotton block-printed and painted flag with image of a quarter-moon and a snake coiled around a palmetto tree; white block-printed moon and tree with black painted details on a blue ground.
Gallery Label:
When South Carolina seceded in December 1860, the state’s Palmetto Tree flag was raised in celebration. This flag was flown by the Confederates during the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in 1861. It was secured by the donor "in that vicinity" during the Civil War.
Bibliography:
Holzer, Harold and The New-York Historical Society. "The Civil War in 50 Objects." New York: Viking, 2013.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles C. Leigh, through E. C. Estes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
