Flag

Object Name:

Flag

Object ID:

1976.014.01 f

Creator:

Dettra Flag CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Oaks, PA

Date:

1975-1976

Description:

Flag. United States. Reproduction of the Star-Spangled Banner. Machine stitched with white nylon thread. Canton resting on a red stripe with 15 2.5" resist printed white five pointed stars arranged in five alternating rows of three stars each, on blue field of plain woven cotton bunting. Fifteen 2.50" wide horizontal stripes of a plain woven cotton bunting, eight red, seven white, pieced and machine stitched with 0.25" flat felled seams. Fifteen stars in the blue field as well as fifteen horizontal red and white stripes. Hoist; white cotton plain weave canvas 1.75" wide, with brass two grommets, one on top and bottom edge. Stamped manufacturer label on hoist; "BULLDOG"(blue)/"100% Cotton Bunting" (red), next a shield motif outline in blue with text "Dettra Flag" (blue)/"PRODUCTS" (red) and "3 x 5/FT." (blue). Selvedges on the first and eighth red stripe. Top edge of the canton hemmed 0.25". Fly end hemmed 0.75" with three parallel rows of top stitching.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Nylon
Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

W-36 L-60 inches

Provenance:

Dettra Flag Company was founded by John Dettra in 1902. Operating under the name until purchased by competitor Annin & Company in 1998. The donor purchased a set of eight reproduction flags related to New Hampshire Revolution War History for the NHHS in commemoration of the national bicentennial.

Credit Line:

Gift of David Delong Jones, III

People:

Jones III, David DeLong

Subjects:

Flags, American flag, Stars, Stripes, Banners, Revolutionary War, Textile printing, Bicentennials, Nylon, Star Spangled Banner, War of 1812