Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoulder patch
Object Number:
INV.7434i
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Blue cotton patch; yellow eagle perched above machine gun and Islamic castle.
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn by members of the Army Amphibious Corps.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
