Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 48 stars
Object Number:
1960.61
Date:
1912-1959
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 46 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 117.5 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: tag on hoist: "DEFIANCE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ 2 PLY. MOTH PROOF/ BUNTING"
Description:
Wool U.S. flag with forty-eight white cotton stars applied to both sides of the blue canton (six rows of eight stars); thirteen red and white stripes; white cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Elihu Spicer
Provenance:
George T. Bague Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
