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Fragment of the flag surrendered to General George Washington by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown [realia].

BIB_ID
132468
Accession number
MA 488.142
Published
[1781]
Credit line
Gift of George L. Upshur, 1911.
Description
1 textile fragment.
Notes
The fragment is encased in plastic and affixed to a sheet of paper that also includes Upshur's letter (MA 488.143).
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
1.6 x 2.1 cm
Provenance
Martha Washington; by descent to her great-great-great grandson, George L. Upshur; given by Upshur to Pierpont Morgan, 1911.
Medium
silk.
Classification