Flag
- Object Name:
- Flag
- Object ID:
- 1969.038
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1864-1875
- Description:
- Flag. United States. Civil War Regimental. Made in 1864 but altered in 1875. Canton and all stripes, except fourth and fifth red, are a ribbed silk taffeta plain weave. Canton of a blue field resting on a white stripe measuring 37" x 36" with 39 gold painted five-pointed stars on both sides; 36 are 3.5" wide and three are 2.5" wide. Thirteen 5.5" stripes, seven red stripes, and six white stripes, all machine stitched with 0.125" flat felled seams. Fourth and fifth red stripes are replacement stripes of an aniline red dyed warp-dominant silk plain weave. Three sides trimmed with 1.5" gold silk fringe. Hoist end hemmed 0.125" with three original 1.5" wide 13" long red silk ribbon ties doubled and stitched at the center; two on the canton side are missing.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-79 L-70.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by the donor's grandfather, Edmund Tetley (1842-1920) of Laconia, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. C. H. H. Kilburn
- People:
- Tetley, Edmund (1842-1920)
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