Designating Flag, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps
notes: label: Description
content: Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with painted blue shield in center of flag. In the shield is a white anchor surmounted by a white cannon; these are outlined in black paint/pigment. The anchor and cannon are crossed diagonally. There is a square of reinforcement fabric (white) at the upper and lower hoist corner. Flag is constructed of three panels that are machine-stitched with flat-felled seams. Unbleached cotton hoist with a grommet at each end. The hoist has two inscriptions; one is stamped on the hoist and reads "9TH ARMY/CORPS 3RD DIVISION." The other inscription is written on the heading in pencil and reads "Anchor should be red."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Flags
label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
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content: Designating Flags
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content: Flags
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.25286E
label: catalog number
content: 25286E
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag, designating
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (part: heading material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (part: applied decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 73 3/8 in x 56 5/8 in; 186.3725 cm x 143.8275 cm