Flag of the Free.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1860-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 7/8 x 9 3/8in. (32.7 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 12 15/16in. (43.2 x 32.9cm)

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Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA young man wearing a Zouave uniform consisting of a fez with a tassel, a short jacket, a shirt, pantaloons, spats and low shoes. A pistol is tucked in a sash at his waist. He holds an American flag with thirty-four stars in his left hand and a cutlass in his right hand. A cannon on its carriage is in the left background, between what appear to be two large rocks. A shell explodes in the right background near three barrels and some boards.

Object number1995.182.163

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "FLAG OF THE FREE. / Forever float that standard sheet! / Where breaths [sic] the foe but falls before us? / with Freedom's soil beneath our feet, / And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us!"; in rectangle, at bottom center of image: "YOUNG ZOUAVE."

On verso, in pencil, a drawing, probably a tracing of the image from the recto, occupies the major portion of the sheet; upper left, in pencil: "A.C. BATES."; lower left margin: "4997 / 5106 / 5410 / 4862 / 4994 / 3139 / [Total] 28, 508"; lower left corner, in pencil: "Print / Box 8 15 #5 / #46" "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 28" old accession number crossed out; lower right margin: "24 / 5 / [Total] 120" "40 / 43 / 39 / 15 / [Total] 137" "18 / 22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 20 / 15 / [Total] 135"; lower right corner, in pencil: accession number.NotesSubject Note: The verses are from "The American Flag" by Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820).

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