The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana
The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana
Flag: A 38-star American national flag commemorating Colorado statehood on August 1, 1876, made 1876–1889 1876–1889
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April 14, 05:34 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Flag: A 38-star American national flag commemorating Colorado statehood on August 1, 1876, made 1876–1889
1876–1889
The hand-sewn single-appliqued cotton muslin stars configured in vertically offset rows of six, with two outlying stars, on the three-piece hand-sewn wool bunting canton machine-sewn to the stripes; the stripes are matching sewn wool bunting; there is a sailcloth canvas sleeve hand-sewn to the flag enclosing aperiod hemp rope, which has the ink inscription C.H. Green; period reinforcing patches have been hand-sewn on to all four corners of the flag.
Approximately 7 ft. 5 in. by 14 ft.