Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 34 stars
Object Number:
INV.11780
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 65 1/2 x 101 1/2 in. ( 166.4 x 257.8 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on tag on hoist: "GWilliam"
Description:
Silk U.S. flag with thirty-four white cotton stars applied to the blue canton (four rows of seven stars over one row of six); thirteen red and white stripes; white cotton hoist with grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
