Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: green, yellow diamond w/blue globe "Ordem E Progresso"
Object Number:
INV.12193
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Cotton, wood
Dimensions:
flag: 12 x 18 in. ( 30.5 x 45.7 cm )
flagstaff: 32 x 3/8 in. ( 81.3 x 1 cm )
Marks:
printed: center: "ORDEM E PROGRESSO"
Description:
Green cotton printed Brazilian flag; yellow diamond printed in the center with a blue globe inscribed "ORDEM E PROGRESSO"; nailed to wooden flagstaff with metal nails at top and bottom of the hoist; gold painted finial on flagstaff.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
