Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Flags and stand
Object Number:
1969.3.7a-f
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Synthetic textile, wood
Dimensions:
Each (flag): 10 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 3/16 in. (26.7 x 14.9 x 0.5 cm)
Base: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Five minature printed synthetic textile U.S. flags with forty-eight stars in the canton; thirteen red and white stripes; stapled to black flagstaffs with gold painted finials; gold painted conical base with five holes drilled into the top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York State Court of the National Society of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
