Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 44 stars
Object Number:
1952.76
Date:
1890-1896
Medium:
Cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 47 1/2 x 81 1/2 in. ( 120.6 x 207 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed U.S. flag with forty-four stars in the canton (four rows of seven stars in center, two rows of eight stars at top and bottom); thirteen red and white stripes; white hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Atlas Corporation, through Mrs. Mildred C. Bedell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
