Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 48 stars
Object Number:
INV.11781
Date:
1912-1959
Medium:
Cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 3/4 x 70 in. ( 111.1 x 177.8 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed U.S. flag with forty-eight stars in the blue canton (six rows of eight stars); thirteen red and white stripes; white hoist with metal grommets at each end, red cotton ties through each grommet.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
