OBVERSE
OBVERSE

OBVERSE

REVERSE

REVERSE

Obverse Stars

Obverse Stars

Acquisition Photo

Acquisition Photo

Acquisition Photo

Acquisition Photo

ZFC0213

U.S. national flag, 48 stars.

Sub-collection: de Young Museum

This noteworthy flag was typical of the size displayed in classrooms and carried in parades by children in the early 20th century. Many individuals also had them in their homes for use on patriotic occasions, although the flag would have been too fragile to fly outside for any period of time. Silk, long used for making flags, ceased to be commercially viable following the Second World War and is now rarely employed in flag-making.

The 48-star flag was used longer as the Stars and Stripes than any other star pattern in American history. When New Mexico and Arizona joined the Union, they were represented by two new stars, added to the flag in 1912. Alaska became a state in 1959 and this design was replaced by the 49-star flag that year. The 48-star flag was familiar to Americans during World War I, the Depression, and World War II.

circa 1912 circa 1940
good condition; small missing piece from upper canton
silk; machine-stitched

No description



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 24
Length of Fly 34

Union/Canton

Width of Union/Canton 12.5
Length of Union/Canton 13

Stars

Size of Stars 1

Stripes

Width of 1st Stripe 2
Width of 3rd Stripe 1.75
Width of 8th Stripe 1.75
Width of Last Stripe 2

Frame

Is it framed? no

Stars

Number of Stars 48
How are the stars embeded? Printed
Are there stars on obverse? yes
Are there stars on reverse? yes

Stripes

Number of Stripes 13
Color of Top Stripe Red
Color of Bottom Stripe Red
Has a Blood Stripe? no

Nationality

Nation Represented United States

Fabric

Fabric Silk

Stitching

Stitching Machine

Thread

Thread Material Cotton

Documentation

Documents

Drawings


Condition

Condition Good
Damage Rip in corner of Canton
Soiled overall
Displayable yes