$1,400
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
A Grand Old Flag: The Stars and Stripes Collection of Dr. Peter J. Keim
Auction: November 24, 2019 1:00:00 PM EDT
Clamp-dyed with stars in a 3,2,3,2,3 configuration on a wool canton, clamp-dyed stripes, canvas hoist retains three brass grommets, the hoist boldly stenciled, "USS Hartford," and manufacturer's stamp, with hand-written inscription, "Richards."
64 in. x 114 in.Provenance: The Paul DeHaan Collection of Items Related to Admiral David Glasgow Farragut and his Flagship, the USS Hartford, Cowan's Auctions, June 13, 2014, lot 169.
Note: A sail-steam or screw Sloop-of-War, the USS Hartford was built at the Boston Navy Yard in 1858 and commissioned in 1859. During the Civil War, the ship served in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and took part in Union victories at the Battle of New Orleans and the Battle of Mobile Bay. Used by the Navy until 1926, the USS Hartford sank at berth in the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1956.