Flag on flagstaff
1900-1950
Place madeUnited States, North America
Silk, wood
Part (Flag): 12 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (31.1 × 45.1 cm)
Part: 32 in. × 3/8 in. (81.3 × 1 cm)
Part: 32 in. × 3/8 in. (81.3 × 1 cm)
Gift of the New York State Court of the National Society of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
1969.3.5
DescriptionBlue silk flag printed with the State seal of New York; shield with an image of the sun rising over mountains and a river with two boats on it, on either side of the shield are personifcations of Liberty holding a staff topped with a liberty cap and Justice blindfolded holding the scales in one hand and a sword in the other, above the shield is a spread eagle surmounting a globe and below is a banner inscribed, "EXCELSIOR"; stapled to a black painted flagstaff with a conical gold finial.ClassificationsTEXTILES
