Flag

Object Name:: Flag
Object ID:: 1961.029
Place of Origin:: United States
Date:: circa 1900
Description:: Flag. United States. Commercially manufactured reproduction. Machine stitched. Canton measuring 11.5" x 12.75" with 13 2.25" double appliqued plain woven cotton stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 arrangement on a blue field of plain woven wool bunting. Thirteen 2" wide stripes of plain woven wool bunting, seven red and six white, pieced horizontally with 0.25" flat felled seams. Hoist end bound by a 1.5" wide plain woven cotton header with two brass grommets, one at each end, and "2 x 3" written in pencil. Fly end hemmed 0.75" and top stitched with three parallel rows of stitching. Three visible selvedges along the outer edge of the first and seventh red stripe as well as the top of the canton.
Material:: Textile
Metal
Wool
Cotton
Dimensions:: W-22.75 L-36.5 inches
Credit Line:: Gift of Eunice W. Keller
People:: Keller, Mrs. William ( -1988), Whittemore, Eunice V. (1916-1988), Hopkins, Samuel (1721-1803)
Subjects:: Flags, Stars, Stripes, Banners, Textiles, Wool, Cotton