Superior Court Judge John T. Ball, of Santa Clara County, California, acquired this flag. Unauthorized. circa 1912. Framed (outside dimensions 14 x 20).
Exhibition History
First Presidio Exhibit
(ZFC0601)
48-STAR UNITED STATES FLAG, WITH STAGGERED ROWS
Date: 1912
Medium: Printed on cotton
Comment: A number of different star arrangements for the forty-eight star flag were considered in 1912. However, in November of that year, President Howard Taft promulgated a White House Executive Order that for the first time established a star pattern and flag proportions for the newly changed United States flag. That executive order, nevertheless, was applicable only to government agencies. Noting prevented flag manufacturers catering to clients outside of the government from designing and making U.S. flags, as in the past, according to their own fancy. This flag is an example of that continuing trend.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0601) in 2002 from the collection of Judge John T. Ball of San Jose, CA.
Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003 - GALLERY VI
(ZFC0601)
48-Star United States Flag with Staggered Rows
Date: 1912 48 Stars: July 4, 1912-July 3, 1959 (statehood: New Mexico January 6, 1912; Arizona February 14, 1912)
Medium: Printed cotton
Comment: Several different star arrangements for the 48-star flag were considered in 1912. However, on June 24 that year President William Howard Taft promulgated an Executive Order that for the first time established an exact star pattern and detailed flag proportions for the newly-changed United States flag. Another Executive Order, issued on October 29, 1912, specified the size and relative positioning of each star. Those executive orders were applicable only to government agencies, however. Nothing prevented flag manufacturers from catering to clients outside the government by designing and making U.S. flags according to their own fancy, as in the past. This flag is an example of that continuing trend.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0601) in 2002 from the collection of Judge John T. Ball of San Jose, CA
Display/Presentation History
This flag's image was displayed in the presentation at the 6th Annual Flag Symposium sponsored by The Flag House and Star Spangled Banner Museum, in Baltimore, MD, April 9, 2005. The presentation was made by Howard Madaus on The Other 48s a look at the evolution of the 48 star US Flag and the various star patterns it engendered.
Item is Framed
