Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"Don't Tread On Me"
Title
"Don't Tread On Me"
Object name
Flag
Date
1880-1920
Medium
Silk, wood
Dimensions
flag: 4 x 6 in. ( 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
flagstaff: 11 x 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Silk printed white flag with a coiled rattlesnake in the center; inscribed below: "DONT TREAD ON ME"; nailed to a black wood pole with a gold painted finial.
Credit Line
Charles M. Lefferts Collection
Object Number
INV.12269f
Marks
printed: center: "DON'T TREAD ON ME"
Gallery Label
The "Don't Tread on Me" flags were the ensigns Southern States from 1776 to 1777.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
