Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Flag and flagstaff
Object Number:
INV.5763
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Silk, wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 19 in. ( 29.2 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Silk hand sewn U.S. flag with thirty-three white stars on the blue canton; thirteen red and white stripes; white hoist; wooden flagstaff with an iron ball and spearhead finial .
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
