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Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Flag and flag staff
Object Number:
INV.11104ab
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 58 in. ( 91.4 x 147.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on hoist: "170 C.P.W."
printed: on tag on hoist: "STERLING/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ ALL WOOL-FAST COLOR"
Description:
Wool reproduction Dutch East India Company flag; stripes of blue, white and orange with the intials "A/ O C" (O and C superimposed over the A) in blue wool; white cotton hoist nailed to a wooden flagstaff with four metal nails; brass spade shaped finial with a conical rest.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
