Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 13 star American Flag
Object Number:
1942.344
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 3/4 x 53 3/4 in. ( 78.1 x 136.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "J B SEWING Co (?) MAKER/ Cortland St NY/ 3 x 4 1/2"
Description:
Wool U.S. flag with thirteen white cotton stars applied to both sides of the blue canton (two rows of five stars divided bya row of three); thirteen red and white stripes; natural linen hoist with metal grommets at each end (lower grommets missing).
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this flag was used by Ezekial DeCamp, who came from France with LaFayette to fight in the American Revolution. DeCamp was an ancestor of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ada Pocta
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
