Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Flag, flagstaff (two pieces) and paint fragments
Object Number:
INV.11441a-d
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silk, paint, wood, metal finial
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 6 ft. 3 in. × 6 in. × 2 in. (190.5 × 15.2 × 5.1 cm)
Overall (b): 52 × 2 in. (132.1 × 5.1 cm)
Overal
Marks:
painted: in center: "12th REG'T CALVARY N. (possibly Y. V. G.)/ PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK"
Description:
Blue silk Regimental flag of the 12th Calvary New York Volunteer Guard originally painted with the seal of New York City (Astor seal) in the center, shield with beavers and cider casks divided by windmill blades, shield flanked by a Native American holding a bow and a sailor; in a gold scrolled medallion; red banner above inscribed with the regiment name in red and gold; banner below inscribed, "PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK"; gold silk fringe; attatched to a wooden flag staff with a metal rod strung through the hoist and metal rings attached to the staff; metal spear-shaped finial on a ball with a cross bar through it and an ovoid rest; metal ovoid cup base.
Gallery Label:
This flag was used during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
