Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag
Object Number:
1954.105
Date:
1898
Medium:
Linen, pigment
Dimensions:
framed: 28 1/4 x 42 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 71.8 x 108.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular flag on red, white and yellow linen ground, with appliquéd print of a crown with a Christian cross on top set above a circle divided in half with a castle tower on the left side and an advancing lion on the right side.
Gallery Label:
This flag was used in the Spanish-American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Association of Ex-Members of Squadron A
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
