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United States // 20 Stars / Crochet
Sub-collection: Star Spangled Banner Flag HouseSilk, silk thread, hand stitched. Thirteen red and white alternating stripes, top stripe red, bottom stripe red. Union/canton 11 inches w. x 11.75 inches h. with 20 stars, 1 inch across, crocheted on the obverse and reverse sides. Hand Crocheted circa 1941 wool - Baltimore, Md. Framed (outside dimensions 26 x 40).
Exhibition History
(ZFC0151) MORAGA ROOM FLAG LABEL - Jan 2003
20-STAR UNITED STATES CROCHET FLAG Date: About 1940-1941 Media: Silk; hand stitched Comment: Crochet flag commemorative of Mississippi Statehood December 10, 1817. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0151) in 1996 from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Collection of Baltimore, MD. Donor to the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House was Mrs. Katherine Unger in 1941.
Special Memorial Day Display
Flags on Easels in the Moraga Room and Moraga annex
Presidio of San Franciscos Officers Club
Memorial Day 2003
20-Star Crocheted Commemorative United States Flag
Date: About 1940 1941
Comment: Mrs. Katherine Unger donated this flag to the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in 1941. It is thought that she crocheted it with 20 stars to commemorate the forthcoming 125th anniversary of Mississippis admission into the Union in December of 1942.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0151) from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Museum in 1996.
An important artifact from the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Collection.
ZFC Important Flag
Item is Framed
No description
Hoist & Fly | |
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| Width of Hoist | 34.5 |
| Length of Fly | 20.25 |
Union/Canton | |
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| Width of Union/Canton | 11.75 |
| Length of Union/Canton | 11 |
Stars | |
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| Size of Stars | 1 |
Stripes | |
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| Width of 1st Stripe | 1.75 |
| Width of 3rd Stripe | 1.75 |
| Width of 8th Stripe | 1.5 |
| Width of Last Stripe | 1.5 |
| Size of Hoist | 1 |
Frame | |
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| Is it framed? | yes |
| Frame Height | 26 |
| Frame Length | 40 |
Stars | |
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| Number of Stars | 20 |
| How are the stars embeded? | Crocheted |
| Are there stars on obverse? | yes |
| Are there stars on reverse? | yes |
Stripes | |
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| Number of Stripes | 13 |
| Color of Top Stripe | Red |
| Color of Bottom Stripe | Red |
| Has a Blood Stripe? | no |
Nationality | |
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| Nation Represented | United States |
Fabric | |
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| Fabric | Silk |
Stitching | |
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| Stitching | Hand |
Thread | |
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| Thread Material | Silk |
Attachment | |
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| Method of Attachment | None |
Applica | |
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| Applique Sides | Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse |
Documentation | |
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| Documents |
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Condition | |
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| Condition | Good |
| Damage | Colors faded Grime overall |
| Displayable | yes |
Date | |
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| Date | Circa 1930's |
Exhibits | |
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| Exhibition Copy | Special Memorial Day Display Flags on Easels in the Moraga Room and Moraga annex Presidio of San Franciscos Officers Club Memorial Day 2003 20-Star Crocheted Commemorative United States Flag Date: About 1940 1941 Comment: Mrs. Katherine Unger donated this flag to the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in 1941. It is thought that she crocheted it with 20 stars to commemorate the forthcoming 125th anniversary of Mississippis admission into the Union in December of 1942. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0151) from the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Museum in 1996. An important artifact from the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Collection. |
