Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pennant
Object Number:
1944.349
Date:
1864
Medium:
Wool, linen, jute rope, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 63 in. ( 54.6 x 160 cm )
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "MEAL/ U.S.S. KEARSARGE"
Description:
Red wool pennant with a linen hoist strung through with a jute rope; rope ends in a wooden button.
Gallery Label:
This pennant was used on the U.S.S. Kearsarge, which fought the Confederate ship "Alabama," to signal meal times.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
