U.S. 35-Star Institutional or Commercial Flag.
The wool bunting machine-stitched field of this flag is composed of 13 alternating red and white stripes; the 35 hand-sewn stars are in a seven by five rectilinear pattern. The flag is finished on the heading with five brass grommets. All of these features are commonly seen on flags made late in the American Civil War.

This flag is typical of the flags mass produced during the American Civil War by unknown makers who entered the flag business simply to meet the tremendous demand for US flags engendered by that conflict. Large flags like this were often used on commercial and government buildings.

Provenance: Acquired in 2008 at an Internet auction.

ZFC Noteworthy Flag

Sources:


Madaus, Howard M.- Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict, VZ Publications, Santa Cruz, 2006.

35 Star Flag - (1863-1865) (U.S.), Flags of the World, 20 May 2012, from: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-1863.html

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection