Flag
- Object Name:
- Flag
- Object ID:
- 1954.022
- Place of Origin:
- Possibly New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1861-1865
- Description:
- Flag. Confederate. Hand stitched at eight stitches/inch. Canton 10.5" x 11.5" with 12 ecru 2.5" appliqued stars with raw edges, arranged in rows of four and topstitched on a blue field of a cotton? plain weave (do fiber ID). Canton and stars are double appliqued on the obverse and reverse sides. Had seven 2" red plain-woven cotton stripes; first, sixth and seventh stripe nearly completely missing from degradation, and six 1.75" ecru stripes. Hoist end finished with 1.5" cotton? binding, now broken in three places. Canton and stripes are joined by 0.125" flat felled seams. Fly end hemmed 0.5". Top and bottom edge fragmented from damage.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-22 L-36 inches
- Provenance:
- From the home of Dr. Jacob Newton Butler (1821-1903), Lempster, NH, according to the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Robert Rossiter
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