Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: red, blue, white w/crown "HI"
Object Number:
INV.12214
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: "HI"
Description:
Cotton printed flag with red, blue and white horizontal stripes (top down); red and white crown printed on the blue stripe with "HI" inscribed below; 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.
