Flagstaff Ornament
date: label: date made
content: ca 1810
notes: label: Description
content: Cast flagstaff ornament consisting of a tripartite finial, central ball, and tapered conical socket with spool-shaped top; three parts screw together. Fleur-de-lis-shaped finial features a pierced diamond or lozenge above two crescents pierced with a star at center flanked by circles and drops. Ball seamed horizontally; socket seamed vertically. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place used
content: United States: District of Columbia
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.61.0497
label: catalog number
content: 61.0497
label: accession number
content: 235052
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ornament, flagstaff
label: Other Terms
content: Finial, Staff; 41Cc, Sullivan, Michael D
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 14 3/8 in; 6.35 cm x 19.05 cm x 36.5125 cm