Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Luce Center
Fragment of regimental or state flag in envelope
Object Number:
241
Date:
ca. 1846
Medium:
Silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 in. ( 11.1 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on flag: "No 2"
handwritten: note accompanying #242: "No 1. Piece of the National Flag, brot/Home by the Volunteers from Mexico./No 2. The Regimental or State Flag."
Description:
Fragment of painted silk flag; scallop shape with light blue overall paint and portion of gold lettering.
Gallery Label:
This fragment of a regimental or state flag is a relic from the Mexican War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
