Flag

Object Name:

Flag

Object ID:

1972.503.05.1

Place of Origin:

United States

Date:

1870-1880

Description:

Flag. United States. Stripes and canton stitched with ecru colored and pink linen thread? (do fiber ID). Canton rests on a white stripe with thirteen double appliqued 3.75" five pointed cotton stars hand stitched to a 27.5" x 31.5" blue field consisting of two 10.25" by 16.75" length panels of plain wool woven flat felled seamed 0.25" on the horizontal. Thirteen 3.75" wide stripes of a plain woven wool bunting, seven red, six white, pieced and machine stitched with 0.25" flat felled seams on the horizontal. Hoist end is a staff casing 2" in circumference made from a band of a plan woven white cotton with 1" unfinished hole near the top corner. Text "J.G. WESTON" stamped in black ink on the stripe end and "9 (stamped) x 4 1/2 (written in pencil on each end)" on each corner of the obverse side of the hoist, a repeat of "J.G. WESTON" with ".MCNIFF." in dark black ink printed below on the canton end, "9 (stamped) x 4 1/2 (written in pencil on each end)" on each corner of the reverse side of the. Selvedges on the outer edge of the first and seventh red stripe as well as the top edge of the canton. Fly end hemmed 1" with three parallel rows of top stitching. Was stitched along top edge to a mid 19th-century linen sheet (1972.503.05.2, removed for conservation, to be stored separately). Hoist end was folded under and hand stitched with two vertical rows of white cotton thread to the sheet.
Non naval flag. J. G. Weston possible manufaturer. Weston was flag maker out of MA; typical. Large flag like this usually wasn't made for a pole. Odd that it has a pole casing. Possible 1870-1880. McNiff possible distrubuter. Hand-sewn stars went out of existence in late 19th century. Hole in corner most likely grommet.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-51.5 L-91 inches

Provenance:

Found in collection.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Flags, American flag, Stars, Stripes, Banners