Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag
Object Number:
INV.11425a
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 61 in. ( 101.6 x 154.9 cm )
Marks:
sewn: above image: "DON'T TREAD ON ME"
Description:
Reproduction machine sewn wool ensign of the South Carolina Navy with thirteen red and navy stripes with a white cotton rattlesnake in the center; blue cotton inscription above, "DONT TREAD ON ME".
Gallery Label:
This ceremonial reproduction of a Revolutionary War South Carolina Naval ensign is based on a non-extant original. The design of the flag is derived from a mezzotint of "Commodore Hopkins, Commander-in-Chief of the American Fleet," by Thomas Hart, 1776.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
