Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Banner
Object Number:
1996.6d
Date:
1977-1995
Medium:
Nylon, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 120 in. ( 61 x 304.8 cm )
Marks:
sewn: upper half of the panel: "ROCKEFELLER CENTER"
embroidered: on the label: "Art Flag Company/ INC./ MANUFACTURERS/ FLAGS-BANNERS/ NEW YORK CITY, N. Y."
Description:
Blue, yellow, mint green, maroon and black nylon banner in the "harlequin- triangle" design; blue panel of triangles with yellow diamonds between on the lower half; upper panel of mint green traingles divided in half by a horizontal maroon stripe and "ROCKEFELLER CENTER" in black nylon letters; white Rockefeller Center logo (C-shape with four stripes through the center, with center stripes longer than the outer) sewn to the lower panel at the far left; four semi-circular wind holes cut into the center of the banner; blue nylon hoists at each end with two metal grommets through each; manufacturer's label sewn to the upper right corner of the reverse.
Gallery Label:
This banner was designed for Rockefeller Center by Kissiloff Associates and manufactured by the Art Flag Company between 1977 and 1995. It was designed to hang from light poles around Rockefeller Center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Rockefeller Center
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
