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ITEMS IN NEED OF CONSERVATION:
Abby Ann Muzzey Sampler - 1816 Silk Needlework - 19th Century Muzzey Civil War Flag - c. 1861-1865 Liberty Loan Flags - 1918 & 1919 ITEMS RECENTLY CONSERVED: Anna Munroe Portrait - c. 1830 Daguerreotype of Steam Train - 1846 Dr. Fiske Bill - 1775 Draft of Constitution of Massachusetts - 1780 Jonas Clarke Commemorative Sermon - 1776 Ledger Books - 1769-1803 Mulliken Family Needlework - c. 1830 Munroe Family Porcelain - 18th Century Muzzey Civil War Scrapbook - 1861-1865 Muzzey Civil War Uniform - c. 1861-1865 Oral Histories on Cassette - 1950-1997 Receipt for Lexington Militia Payroll - 1778 Receipt for Purchase of Drums - 1775 |
Muzzey Civil War Flag - c. 1861-1865
This thirteen-star, 36” x 72” flag belonged to George E. Muzzey (1838-1896) and may have been carried by him during the Civil War. Muzzey mustered into the 12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, or Webster Regiment, on June 6, 1862 as Quartermaster-Sergeant, serving under his brother, Loring Muzzey, who was the Regimental Quartermaster. The 12th Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers was noted for having the highest percentage of casualties at the Battle of Antietam in 1862, with 224 dead or wounded out of a total of 334 men. Muzzey mustered out with the regiment on July 8, 1864 and returned to Lexington where he helped found the Lexington Minute Men and served as a Selectman in the 1890s.
Treatment needed: Cleaning, testing of dye stability, humidification, wrinkle reduction, corrosion reduction from and degreasing of grommets, stabilization of vulnerable areas of damage, digital imaging. Conservation to be completed by Windsor Conservation in Dover, MA. Total Cost to Conserve: $8,500 |
