Flag
- Object Name:
- Flag
- Object ID:
- 1928.012.01
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1835-1850
- Description:
- Flag. Regimental. From the 7th Regiment, New Hampshire Sate Militia. "7th Regt", 7" x 13", hand embroidered with chain stitches of white silk yarns on a field of red plain-woven shot silk with brown wefts and red warps. Single-panel construction of a 43" loom width. Hoist end hand hemmed 0.125" at six stitches/inch with match thread, additional cut threads of yellow silk yarn. Vertical fold 3.5" in from the hoist with matching cut yellow threads suggest the area was once joined to the hoist end to create a casing for the staff. Fly end unevenly cut, evidence of souveniring.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-50 L-43 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Everett W. Silloway, was the stepson of Samuel S. Winslow (1810-1893) of Kingston, NH, Colonel in the 7th Regiment, New Hampshire State Militia.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Everett W. Silloway, in memory of Samuel S. Winslow
- Subjects:
- New Hampshire State Militia, Flags, Banners, Silk, Embroidery, Handwork, Textiles, Banners
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