Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Luce Center
Flagstaff
Object Number:
1758ab
Date:
1889
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 6 ft. 9 1/4 in. × 4 5/8 in. × 1 3/4 in. (206.4 × 11.7 × 4.4 cm)
Overall (b): 50 in. × 1 3/4 in. (127
Marks:
engraved: top plaque: "PRESENTED/ TO/ LAFAYETTE/ CAMP No. 140./ DIVISION of NEW YORK./ SONS of VETERANS, U.S.A./ BY/ LAFAYETTE POST/ No. 140./ DEPARTMENTof NEW YORK/ GRAND ARMY/ of the REPUBLIC./ OCTO. 18TH 1889./ LOVE,/ CHERISH,/ DEFEAT.;"
engraved: lo
Description:
Wooden flagstaff with metal cuff that attaches lower and upper portions together, upper half interior is threaded to accept the lower half's screw top; cast metal spread eagle surmounting a ball finial; staff tapers at both ends; two metal plaques screwed onto lower portion below the cuff; top rectangular plaque inscribed, "PRESENTED/ TO/ LAFAYETTE/ CAMP No. 140./ DIVISION of NEW YORK./ SONS of VETERANS, U.S.A./ BY/ LAFAYETTE POST/ No. 140./ DEPARTMENTof NEW YORK/ GRAND ARMY/ of the REPUBLIC./ OCTO. 18TH 1889./ LOVE,/ CHERISH,/ DEFEAT.;" shield shaped plaque below inscribed, "PRESENTED/ BY/ GEN. W. T. SHERMAN/ ON/ BEHALF/ OF/ LAFAYETTE POST.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
