Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
The Star-Spangled Banner
Object Number:
1941.341
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 25 in. ( 63.5 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on red border: "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER/ BLUE IS FOR LOYALTY, JUSTICE AND TRUTH/ WHITE IS FOR PURITY/ RED IS FOR COURAGE AND ZEAL"
PRINTED: in center: "OH, SAY!/ CAN YOU SEE, BY THE/ DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT,/ WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED/ AT THE TWILIG
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with three stanzas of the "Star-Spangled Banner" in the center surrounded by stars and exploding rockets printed in red and blue ink on a white ground; red border with white stars and a blue border.
Credit Line:
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