Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag
Object name
Flag
Date
1861-1863
Medium
Wool, cotton, linen
Dimensions
Overall: 95 x 154 in. ( 241.3 x 391.2 cm )
Description
Wool machine sewn U.S. flag with 34 cotton stars on each side of the canton; thirteen red and white stripes; natural linen hoist with metal grommets along its length.
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Thurston Horn
Object Number
1935.49
Gallery Label
This flag was bought and hung out by the donor's father, New York lawyer William Thurston Horn, at the time of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in 1865. Horn lived at 325 Second Avenue at 19th Street.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
