U.S. 34 Star Flag.

34-Star U.S. Flag, Civil War Period.
This well made, American Civil War period, 34-star flag is a combination of machine and hand stitching. The cotton canvas hoist is finished with a roped header, often seen on maritime flags or large institutional flags. The fly is short and was likely cut to its current length as a repair job. A cotton sleeve had been added to the flag; likely for indoor post-war display.

The flag's exact history is unknown but it was formerly flag # 339 in the acclaimed flag collection of noted antique dealer Mr. Boleslaw Mastai and his wife Marie-Louise d'Otrange Mastai, formerly of New York City and later of Amagansett, Long Island.

The Mastai collection was the result of 50 years of collecting, research and study by the late husband-wife team. Mastai, started collecting in the mid-20th century and amassed the greatest private flag collection in the United States, which he detailed in his ground breaking book The Stars and The Stripes; The American Flag from Birth of the Republic to the Present, published by Alfred Knopf, New York 1973. It was hailed as a revelation of the American flag as art and as social history.

Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection in 2002 from the Mastai Flag Collection through auction at Sotheby's of New York City.

ZFC Important Flag

Sources:

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Mastai, Boleslaw and Marie-Louise D'Otrange, The Stars and The Stripes: The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the republic to the Present, Knopf, New York, 1973.

34 Star Flag - (1861-1863) (U.S.), Flags of the World, 28 April 2012, from: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-1861.html

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection.

Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist	70
Length of Fly	108

Union/Canton
Width of Union/Canton	38
Length of Union/Canton	38.5

Stars
Comments on Star Measurements	Cotton 5point stars, 6-6-5-5-6-6

Stripes
Width of 1st Stripe	5.75
Width of 3rd Stripe	5.75
Width of 8th Stripe	5.25
Width of Last Stripe	5.75
Size of Hoist	2.5

Frame
Is it framed?	no

Stars
Number of Stars	34
How are the stars embeded?	Sewn
Are there stars on obverse?	yes
Are there stars on reverse?	yes

Stripes
Number of Stripes	13
Color of Top Stripe	Red
Color of Bottom Stripe	Red
Has a Blood Stripe?	no

Nationality
Nation Represented	United States

Fabric
Fabric	Wool
Comments on Fabric	Bunting

Stitching
Stitching	Combination
Comments on Stitching	Hand & Machine stitching

Thread
Type of Thread	needs analysis
Thread Material	needs analysis

Weave
Type of Weave	Plain

Attachment
Comments on Method of Attachmen	a sleeve has also been asdded Through header
Method of Attachment	Loops

Applica
Applique Sides	Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

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

Condition
Condition	Good
Damage	uused, stars slightly stained, some minor wear and tear/ REINFORCEMENT PATCHES
Displayable	yes

Date
Date	1861-1863