Banner
- Title:
- Welcome Home
- Object Name:
- Banner
- Object ID:
- 2005.033
- Date:
- 1919
- Description:
- Banner, World War I. Used in Brookline, NH, 1919. Printed cotton. Vertical rectangle. "WELCOME / HOME" in red and blue letters. Large "V" in red and blue with four white stars. Pair of crossed 48-star American flags with blue eagle above. Red printed border. Line of stitching holes across top. Gold silk fringe on bottom edge. Matted and framed.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-17.8 L-23.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by donor's mother, Pearl Jillson Farwell (1899-1970). Used in a parade in Brookline, NH, in 1919, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Brookline. Pearl's first husband was in the Army during World War I. He died of influenza at Fort Dix, NJ.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ellen Farwell Winters in memory of Pearl Jillson Farwell
- People:
- Jillson, Pearl (1899-1970)
- Subjects:
- World War I, Banners, American flag, Eagle, Cotton, Flags, Banners
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