Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Regimental flag
Object Number:
1948.157
Date:
1781-1783
Medium:
Silk, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 16 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Silk regimental flag fragment of the Third Connecticut Regiment; painted with a silver sword and the Roman numeral "III" on a tan ground; natural linen sleeve for flagpole.
Gallery Label:
This flag was carried by the Third Connecticut Regiment under the command of Colonel (later Brig. Gen.) Samuel Blachley Webb from January 1, 1781 to the end of the war in 1783. It was given to the Society by the grand-niece of Col. Webb.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jorge R. André
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
