Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag
Object Number:
1936.406
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. ( 30.2 x 37.5 cm )
Description:
Silk signal flag of the 16th New York Volunteers; two stripes of white with a stripe of red between.
Gallery Label:
This flag was used by the 16th New York Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Joseph Howland during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Carolyn Woolsey Ferriday
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
