Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: Red Cross Flag of England
Object Number:
INV.12269b
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk, wood
Dimensions:
flag: 4 x 6 in. ( 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
flagstaff: 11 x 1/8 in. ( 27.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Silk printed Red Cross flag of England; white silk ground with a red cross; nailed to a black wood flagstaff with a gold painted finial.
Gallery Label:
Sebastian Cabot landed at Labrador in 1497. He planted the first flag on American soil, the Red Cross of England, the ensign of King Henry VII.
Credit Line:
Charles M. Lefferts Collection, 1923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
