Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag
Object name
Flag
Date
1781-1783
Medium
Silk, linen
Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. ( 72.4 x 85.1 cm )
Description
Silk painted flag of the Third Company, Third Connecticut Regiment, with a silver sword, green "III" and a green garland tied with a red ribbon painted in the lower left corner extending into the center on a white ground; tan linen sleeve for the flagstaff.
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Egerton Webb
Object Number
1942.473
Marks
painted: lower center: "III"
Gallery Label
This company flag or "guidon" belonged to the Third Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Samuel Blachley Webb (1753-1807), grandfather of the donor. The flag, used from 1781 to 1783, is an extremely rare survival from the Revolutionary War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
