Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
C.S.A
Object Number:
PR.022.8
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Medium:
Wood engraving printed in color with embosing
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 6 in. (8.3 x 15.2 cm)
Description:
Confederate flag. White envelope with colored and gold ink. Image in center.
"Raised by oppression. Sustained by justice. Freemen will defend it."
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society Library
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
