Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Embroidery and lithograph
Object Number:
1963.164
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Silk, paper, paperboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 35 x 1 in. ( 50.8 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stenciled: on stripes: "PERMANENT/ PARTY,/ HART ISLAND,/ N. Y. H."
Description:
Sewn silk U.S. campaign flag with thirty-six white embroidered stars in the canton; stenciled inscription in the stripes; photograph of Col. Matthais Ewen to the left of the flag under a paperboard mat; framed.
Gallery Label:
Col. Mattias Ewen belonged to the 56th Regiment of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Donald D. Morgan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
