Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Flag: 42 Stars Americnan Flag
Object Number:
1936.449
Date:
1896-1907
Medium:
Wool, cotton, jute rope
Dimensions:
Overall: 144 x 209 in. ( 365.8 x 530.9 cm )
Description:
Wool U.S. flag with forty-five cotton stars in the canton, a white silk stripe runs half-way across the canton; thirteen red and white stripes; white cotton hoist strung through with jute cord.
Credit Line:
Gift of Madison Grant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
