Flag

Object Name:

Flag

Object ID:

1974.046

Place of Origin:

United States/Possibly New Hampshire

Date:

1891-1896

Description:

Flag. United States. Machine stitched with tan (green on the canton) cotton thread. Canton; resting on a white stripe with 44 double appliqued 2.25" five-pointed cotton stars; arranged in six horizontal rows, two of eight on the top and bottom, four of seven in the middle, stitched to a 26.75" x 28.5" blue field consisting of two 8.25" by 18.25" length panels of plain woven flat felled seamed 0.25" on the horizontal.Thirteen 4" wide stripes of a plain woven wool bunting, seven red, six white, pieced and machine stitched with 0.25" flat felled seams on the horizontal. Hoist; 2.5" wide white band of a plan woven white cotton canvas with two metal grommets on each end. Text "FHD" hand written on the reverse side of the hoist next to the grommet on the canton end, number "6x4" same corner on the obverse side. Selvedges on the outer edge of the first and seventh red stripe as well as the top edge of the canton. Fly end hemmed 1" with three parallel rows of top stitching. Two corners of the fly end hand mended with lighter color red wool patch, measuring 2.75" x 4.75" (top) and 6.50" x 3.75" (bottom).

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Metal
Wool

Dimensions:

W-48 L-72 inches

Provenance:

Purchased at an auction by the donor then donated to NHHS.

Credit Line:

Gift of Stanton M. Slack

People:

Slack, Stanton M. (1907-1988)

Subjects:

Flags, American flag, Stars, Stripes, Banners