Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Command, Department of the Cumberland

Description:

Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a red border around all three sides. In the center of the flag is a blue applique of two crossed swords. The number "3" is stenciled on top of the crossed swords in red paint. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Brg. 3rd Div. Cavalry. Command." Machine stitching; flat-felled panel seams.

Date Made: ca 1890-1897

Maker: Robert C. Toy

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: FlagsCivil WarRelated Event: Civil War

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25260MCatalog Number: 25260MAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)cotton (part: heading material)paint (part: number "3" material)Measurements: overall: 69 in x 48 1/4 in; 175.26 cm x 122.555 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ed3b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1377224

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