Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Department of West Virginia

Description:

Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with blue border around all three sides. In the center of the flag is an eagle, in flight, with an olive branch and three arrows in its talons. The eagle is painted in black pigment. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the front of the flag's hoist reads "3rd Brg 2nd Div Dept. of West Va." The inscription on the reverse of the hoist reads "R C Toy 49 N 9th Phila." Twill tape loops at either end of heading. Flat-felled seam down center of flag.

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

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25261KCatalog Number: 25261KAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)cotton (heading material)paint (eagle material)Measurements: overall: 55 5/8 in x 47 5/8 in; 141.2875 cm x 120.9675 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f1c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1377680

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