Flag

Object Name:

Flag

Object ID:

1972.503.13

Place of Origin:

Spain

Date:

circa 1898

Description:

Flag. Spanish. Machine stitched. Three horizontal stripes, two red of 23" and 25" widths, one 48" width center gold. Seven panel construction of plain woven wool bunting, each red stripe consists or two panels of 8" and 16" widths, gold stripe three 16" panels, all pieced together with 0.25" flat felled seams. Printed wool patch of the red the arms of Castile, the symbol of which is the castle and Leon, represented by the lion top by the Spanish crown, is hand stitched to the center of the gold stripe. Hoist; plain woven linen band measuring 3" in circumference intended for a staff with opening on each end. Fly end cut at an angle and possibly missing several inches. Two selvedge along the top and bottom edge of the red stripes. Fold 9" down from the selvedge edge of the red stripe and remnant of yellow sewing thread suggests flag may have been pressed under. A 2" wide black strip with a fold in the middle and remnants of sew thread 6" up from the flat felled seam connecting the yellow and the top red stripe suggests this are of the flag was also altered. Rectangular pieced fragment on the fly end measuring 9" x 6" possibly an area of previous repair.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Linen

Dimensions:

W-99 L-112 inches

Provenance:

Found in collection; 1919.005; notes from fragment of letter written by Mary S. Brooke:
"The flag came from the Santa Catalina Palace San Juan Porto Rico when the Spanish flag came down and the U. S. flag went up. Gen. Brooke went into the Palace to live as he commanded Porto Rico when the Spaniards left. the smaller flag was in a closet in the palace. September 1898."

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Brooke, John R. (1838-1926), Brooke, Mary S. (1849-1921)

Subjects:

Flags, Castles & palaces, Lions, Crowns, Spanish flag, Textiles block printed