Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Command, Department of the Cumberland
Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Command, Department of the Cumberland
- Description
- Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a wide yellow 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 pigment paint. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Brg. 4th Div'n Cavalry. Command." The flag is machine-stitched with flat-felled panel seams.
- 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)
- cotton (heading material)
- paint (number "3" material)
- Measurements
- overall: 66 1/2 in x 45 5/8 in; 168.91 cm x 115.8875 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25260Q
- catalog number
- 25260Q
- accession number
- 64127
- subject
- Flags
- Civil War
- Civil War
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Designating Flags
- Flags
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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