Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Luce Center
Flagpole from Fort Sumter
Object Number:
1900.13
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 144 x 18 x 18 in. ( 365.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Brown painted wooden flagpole mounted on crossed boards, and with wooden disk at top.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this flagpole came from Fort Sumter. At first, it flew a Union flag, but when the fort was taken by the Confederates, they raised their flag on the pole. Finally, after the Confederate defeat, the American flag returned.
Credit Line:
Gift of the heirs of Archibald Gracie King
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
