U.S 15 stars & 15 stripes Replica 1912-1914.

15 stars & 15 Stripes replica flag, 1912-1914.
This flag is a small wool replica modeled after the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. The flag was specially made for the National-Star Spangled Banner Centennial Commemorative Celebrations held between 1912 and 1914. While these celebrations became a tradition in Baltimore since the first anniversary remembrance in 1815, many other communities both in the United States and Canada elevated these celebrations during the 1912-1914 period, some communities even held local celebrations and raised grand monuments. From September 6th to the 13th, 1914, Maryland and Baltimore hosted the first week-long National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Celebration.

This replica is not an exact copy of the Star Spangled Banner flag whose stars point alternately towards the hoist and fly but has stars that have one point up. The original 30 x 42 foot flag from which this replica was modeled after was made by Mary Young Pickersgill and during the War of 1812 it flew over Fort McHenry inspiring Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became in 1931 the official US National Anthem - The Star-Spangled Banner. The original Mary Pickersgill's flag still exists and presently hangs at the Smithsonian Institution's, National Museum of American History.

After the centennial celebration a Baltimore family retained this 15 stars & 15 Stripes flag replica as a keepsake until 1984 when it was donated to The Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum. At the museum it was framed and preserved as a noteworthy relic from the National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Celebration.

Americans have always utilized historical reproductions of the Stars & Stripes, but reproductions of either the Star Spangled Banner or the 15 Star - 15 Stripe flag are less common.

Exhibition History:
Moraga Room Flag Label January 2003
15-Star, 15-Stripe United States Flag
Date: Approximately 1912

Special Memorial Day Display
Flags on Easels in the Moraga Room and Moraga annex
Presidio of San Francisco's Officers Club
Memorial Day 2003

ZFC Significant Flag
Item is Framed

Provenance:
• Made for the Centennial of the Star Spangled Banner, Baltimore, MD, 1912-1914.
• Acquired by the Star Spangled Banner Flag House & Museum, until 1996.
• Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Collection of Baltimore, MD. in 1996.


Sources:

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Centennial Celebration, Star Spangled 200, 9 November 2011, from: http://starspangled200.org/history/Pages/CentennialCommemoration.aspx

The Experience, Star-Spangled Banner Flag House,9 November 2011, from: http://www.flaghouse.org/index.php/flag/info/the_experience/

Star Spangled Banner Flag, Wikipedia, 9 November 2011, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Spangled_Banner_Flag

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection

Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist	34.5
Length of Fly	28

Union/Canton
Width of Union/Canton	15
Length of Union/Canton	14.5

Stars
Comments on Star Measurements	3-3-3-3-3 horizontal rows
Size of Stars	3

Stripes
Width of 1st Stripe	1.75
Width of 3rd Stripe	1.75
Width of 8th Stripe	2
Width of Last Stripe	2.25
Size of Hoist	1.25

Frame
Is it framed?	yes
Frame Height	36
Frame Length	40

Stars
Number of Stars	15
How are the stars embeded?	Sewn
Are there stars on obverse?	yes
Are there stars on reverse?	yes

Stripes
Number of Stripes	15
Color of Top Stripe	Red
Color of Bottom Stripe	Red
Has a Blood Stripe?	yes

Crest/Emblem
Description of Crest/Emblem	Stars all point up

Nationality
Nation Represented	United States

Fabric
Fabric	Wool

Stitching
Stitching	Combination
Comments on Stitching	Hand & Machine stitching

Weave
Type of Weave	Plain

Attachment
Method of Attachment	Headings & Grommets

Applica
Applique Sides	Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Documentation
Documents	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Research Documents
Public Copy & Signs

Condition
Condition	Good
Damage	Used, worn, soiled with small holes
Displayable	yes

Date
Date	1912-1914

Exhibits

Exhibition Copy

Moraga Room Flag Label - Jan. 2003 15-Star, 15-Stripe United States Flag Date: About 1912 Media: Wool bunting and cotton stars; all hand stitched Comment: Centennial example of the War of 1812 style of the Star-Spangled Banner Flag. 15-Stars and 15-Stripes official 1795 - 1818. Special Memorial Day Display Flags on Easels in the Moraga Room and Moraga annex Presidio of San Francisco's Officers Club Memorial Day 2003 15-Star, 15-Stripe United States Flag, Replica Date: About 1912 - 1914 Comment: This small replica of the Star-Spangled Banner was made for the centennial of the War of 1812 and the defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor (1814). The original 15 star, 15-stripe Star-Spangled Banner held by Smithsonian Institution is undergoing extensive conservation treatment to preserve it. Although official from 1795 until 1818, only a few other 15-star, 15- stripe U.S. flags survive that actually can be dated to the period. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0175) from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Museum in 1996 Text on paper tag attached to flag: "5.3.1984" Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0175) in 1996 from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Collection of Baltimore, MD.