Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 36 Star American Flag
Object Number:
1939.160
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 95 x 156 in. ( 241.3 x 396.2 cm )
Description:
Wool machine-sewn U.S. flag with thirty-six cotton hand sewn stars in the canton; thirteen red and white stripes; white cotton hoist with metal grommets along its length.
Gallery Label:
This flag was hung from the front window of 17 East 22nd Street, the residence of John Austin Stevens, Sr., President of the Bank of Commerce during the Civil War. It was flown at half mast and the house draped in mourning when President Lincoln's funeral procession passed through New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Morris and Abby Weld Stevens
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
