Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag and flagstaff
Object Number:
INV.12338ab
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Silk, wool, iron, wood
Dimensions:
flag: 11 1/2 x 19 in. ( 29.2 x 48.3 cm )
flagstaff: 32 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 82.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Silk hand sewn U.S. flag with thirty-three white stars on the blue canton; thirteen red and white stripes; white hoist; wooden flagstaff with an iron ball and spearhead finial.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
