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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Flagstaff
Object Number:
1944.118c
Date:
1915
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 56 x 1 in. ( 142.2 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on metal plaque:"PRESENTED TO/ THE DAUGHTERS OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE/ LOYAL LEGION/ OF NEW YORK/ BY U.S. GRANT POST No 327 DEPT. N.Y./ G.A.R./ BROOKLYN N.Y./ APRIL 20, 1915."
Description:
Wooden flagstaff with metal tip and base; metal plaque engraved at the base.
Gallery Label:
This flagstaff was given to the Daughters of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of New York by Ulysses S. Grant Post 327 of the G. A. R. (Grand Army of the Republic) on April 20, 1915.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Daughters of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, through Mrs. E. K. Waterbury, Treasurer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
