Designating Flag, Division Headquarters, 1st Veteran Army Corps

Designating Flag, Division Headquarters, 1st Veteran Army Corps

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Description
Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with red heptagonal applique with a circle cutout in the center (meaning the white circle in the center is the ground fabric). The edges of the heptagon are concave. White paint outlines seven red spears (applique fabric) that extend from the circle and terminate at each angle in the heptagon. Green laurel leaves painted in the white circle. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "Div Headquarters 1st Veteran Army Corps." The flag has machine-stitched 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 (laurel material)
paint (outline of spears material)
Measurements
overall: 74 1/2 in x 56 3/4 in; 189.23 cm x 144.145 cm
ID Number
AF.25258B
catalog number
25258B
accession number
64127
subject
Flags
Civil War
related event
Civil War
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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