Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Flag: 13 stars and anchor
Object Number:
1946.247
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. ( 67.3 x 104.8 cm )
Description:
Wool U.S. yacht ensign of the yacht Bellemere; national colors with a white foul anchor surrounded by thirteen stars in the blue canton; thirteen red and white stripes; cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Gallery Label:
In 1848, through the influence of the New York Yacht Club an act encouraging yachting was enacted. Included in this was a flag design prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, which continues to be recognized as the Yacht Ensign: "...the American ensign, substituting in the blue field a white foul anchor, encircled by thirteen stars in white in lieu of a star for each state."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Samuel T. Shaw
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
