Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Painted textile
Object Number:
X.90
Date:
1745
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 29 1/4 in. ( 63.5 x 74.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: at top: "BRITAN - NIA"
Description:
Cotton painted banner with a figure of Britannia seated on the shore, holding a staff and leaning on a shield with the British flag on it; frigate sailing in sea to her left; painted with red, blue, pink, brown and yellow on off-white border.
Gallery Label:
This banner was carried at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1745, under the expedition of Sir William Pepperell.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Stark
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
