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Lot 6
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$2,142
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Lot Description
[FLAGS]. 13-star American Centennial flag. Ca mid-to-late 19th century.
72 x 102 in. hand-sewn and machine-sewn wool flag with 13 hand-sewn, double-appliquéd cotton stars (small holes scattered throughout, occasional soiling, toning). Hoist is canvas with jute rope running through it. Hoist inscribed, "Jas. W. Hill" and "J.W.H."
Ca 1860s, or after, possibly produced ca 1876 in conjunction with the centennial celebration.