Quarantine Flag

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

user

U.S. Public Health Service

maker

unknown

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Transfer from U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare. Public Health Service

date made

ca1890

ID Number

1980.0349.12

accession number

1980.0349

catalog number

1980.0349.12

Object Name

flag, quarantine

Physical Description

fabric (overall material)

string (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 34 in x 28 in; x 86.36 cm x 71.12 cm

overall: 5/8 in x 35 1/2 in x 30 1/4 in; 1.5875 cm x 90.17 cm x 76.835 cm

See more items in

Medicine and Science: Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Health & Medicine

Antibody Initiative: Infectious Disease, Allergy, and Immunotherapy Collections

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Public Health

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8f36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_725445