Smithsonian Institution

Sled Decorated with Stars and Stripes

late 19th century

Type: Decorative Arts; Folk Art
Medium: painted wood with metal runners, sleigh bell, and leather strap
Dimensions: 9 x 49 x 17 in. (22.9 x 124.5 x 43.2 cm)
Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

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