Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Banner
Object Number:
1945.81
Date:
1945
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. ( 153.7 x 90.2 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on tag on hoist: "THE NAME/ ANNIN/ GUARENTEES/ QUALITY/ DEFIANCE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ TWO PLY-MOTH PROOF/ GUARENTEED DEFIANCE FAST COLORS"
Description:
Blue wool printed banner with an image of a minute man holding a rifle and surrounded by a wreath of thirteen stars; white cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Gallery Label:
This Minute Man banner citation was awarded by the Treasury Department to firms when 90% of its employees participated in a payroll savings plan, for the purchase of War Bonds.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
