Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Department of West Virginia
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.
- 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 (eagle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 55 5/8 in x 47 5/8 in; 141.2875 cm x 120.9675 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25261K
- catalog number
- 25261K
- 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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