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Lot 96
Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025
10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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1,200
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$840
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Lot Description
[FLAGS]. 13-star American Centennial flag with unusual star pattern. Ca late 19th century.
Approx. 50 by 103 in. wool flag with 13 double-appliquéd cotton stars hand sewn to a two-part wool canton, configured in an unusual pattern comprised of horizontal rows 3/2/3/5, machine-sewn wool stripes, with black tulle stitched to the reverse side of the topmost stripe. Cotton hoist with two brass grommets.
Possibly produced ca 1876 in conjunction with the centennial celebration.
Provenance: Collection of Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, MD.