Collection Highlights
Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Flag
Object name
Flag
Date
1900-1950
Medium
Wool, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/2 x 62 1/4 in. ( 92.7 x 158.1 cm )
Description
Reproduction machine sewn wool ensign of the Massachussetts State Navy and of George Washington's armed vessels (ca. 1775); white field with a green cotton New England Pine Tree in the center; blue cotton inscription: "AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN."
Object Number
INV.11428a
Marks
sewn: at center: "AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN"
Gallery Label
The inscription, "An Appeal to Heaven," on this flag was taken from the closing paragraph of the address of the Provincial Congress of Massachussetts, after the battle of Lexington. The address ended, "...appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free." No original of this type survives, but it appears in many mezzotints and illustrations of the period.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
