Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.3070
Date:
ca. 1862
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 16.8 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
White silk satin ribbon with scalloped edges; printed in blue and red; depicts American flag with inscription: "Committee of Arrangements,/WELCOME HOME/OF/COLONEL/A.M.WOOD/and his/FELLOW PRISONERS,/By the Citizens of/BROOKLYN/March 3rd 1862."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
