Flag
- Object Name:
- Flag
- Object ID:
- 1954.005
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1819-1830
- Description:
- Flag. Regimental. Used by the 9th Regiment New Hampshire State Militia. Hand sewn; red silk (pink) weft dominate silk plain weave. Two panel construction, each a 30" complete loom width, seamed 0.25" horizontally selvedge to selvedge. Top and bottom edge selvedges. Fly and hoist end finished with 0.25" hand hemmed seam stitched with running stitches of pink silk thread. Two remnants of green silk ties, measuring 7" (bottom corner) and 10" (middle), are stitched to the hoist end. White silk satin appliques "9th REGt" hand stitched at center above horizontal seam.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-59 L-61 inches
- Provenance:
- The flag was originally used by the 9th Regiment New Hampshire State Militia. It was probably purchased by antiques collector Mary E. Carpenter of Manchester, NH, and then given to the New Hampshire Historical Society through the Manchester Historic Association.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Manchester Historic Association
- People:
- Carpenter, Mary E. (1882-1965)
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