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Designating Flag, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Army Corps

Designating Flag, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Army Corps

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Description
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a blue square in the center of the flag. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Brg 3rd Div 25th Army Corps." The flag is machine-stitched with flat-felled seams using white thread.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
flag, designating
date made
ca 1890-1897
maker
Robert C. Toy
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
canvas (part: heading material)
Measurements
overall: 53 1/2 in x 57 5/8 in; 135.89 cm x 146.3675 cm
ID Number
AF.25255P
catalog number
25255P
accession number
64127
subject
Flags
Civil War
Civil War
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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