Collection Highlights
Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag w/48 stars
Title
Flag w/48 stars
Object name
Flag
Date
1912-1940
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 53 x 74 1/2 in. ( 134.6 x 189.2 cm )
Description
Silk U.S. flag with forty-eight embroidered white stars in the blue canton (six rows of eight stars); thirteen red and white stripes; gold fringe trim around the fly.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Louis Lowinson
Object Number
1940.870a
Marks
embroidered: on label at top of hoist: "FEDERAL/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ GOVERNMENT QUALITY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.