U.S. 42 Star Flag.
Sub-collection: Star Spangled Banner Flag House42 Star U.S. Flag from the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Collection.
United States // 42 Stars / 7-7-7-7-7-7
The cotton field of this flag is composed of 13 horizontal alternating red and white stripes each about 4 inches wide, top stripe is red, bottom stripe is red. Inset into the field, and extending through seven stripes from the top, is a dark blue canton (union) 29.25 inches wide on the fly x 30 inches, with 42 stars, each about 2.75 inches across, printed on the obverse and reverse sides in six horizontal rows of seven stars each. The flag is machine stitched (except the stars) and was attached to its staff or halyard through brass grommets at each end of the 1.5 inch canvas heading. Date: 1890.
Text on hoist: "X
An important flag from the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Collection.
17." Stars and stripes are printed design.
ZFC Important Flag
Item is Framed
Hoist & Fly | |
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| Width of Hoist | 54.5 |
| Length of Fly | 111 |
Union/Canton | |
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| Width of Union/Canton | 29.25 |
| Length of Union/Canton | 30 |
Stars | |
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| Size of Stars | 2.75 |
Stripes | |
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| Width of 1st Stripe | 4 |
| Width of 3rd Stripe | 3.75 |
| Width of 8th Stripe | 4 |
| Width of Last Stripe | 4.5 |
| Size of Hoist | 1.5 |
Frame | |
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| Is it framed? | yes |
| Frame Height | 60 |
| Frame Length | 93 |
Stars | |
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| Number of Stars | 42 |
| How are the stars embeded? | Printed |
| Are there stars on obverse? | yes |
| Are there stars on reverse? | yes |
| Star Pattern | 7-7-7-7-7-7 |
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 | Cotton |
Stitching | |
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| Stitching | Machine |
Attachment | |
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| Method of Attachment | Grommets |
Documentation | |
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| Documents |
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
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| Drawings |
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
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Condition | |
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| Condition | Excellent |
| Damage | Small stains |
| Displayable | yes |
Date | |
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| Date | 1890 |