Flag
- Object Name:
- Flag
- Object ID:
- 1955.208
- Place of Origin:
- United States/Possibly New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1795-1815
- Description:
- Flag. Rectangle. United States. Field of eight red and seven white stripes made from 1.25" to 2" strips of plain weave silk. Hand stitched with running stitches at eight stitches/ inch in red and white two-ply Z-twist silk thread dyed to match each stripe. Each stripe finished with flat felled seams, one selvedge edge visible on outside edge of the top and bottom red stripe. Canton, 8.5" x 11", of blue silk plain weave with 15 hand-stitched appliqued five-pointed linen stars, resting on a white stripe. Hoist end is bound with a 1.25" strip of white cotton plain weave (possibly homespun), dates "1795-1818" stenciled in ink on reverse side, applied later. Hemmed 0.125" on the fly end. Official from 1795 to 1818. Small regular holes; stitched to frame; made at an embroidery school for an event.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-19.5 L-26 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Adjutant General's Office, New Hampshire State House.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the New Hampshire Adjutant General's Office
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