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  8 STARS WITH WHIMSICAL PROFILES ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG MADE WITH CONFEDERATE SYMPATHIES, VIRGINIA SECESSION, 1861, EXTREMELY SCARCE

Available: Sold
Frame Size (H x L): 8.5" x 7.75"
Flag Size (H x L): 4.75" x 3"
Description....:
8 star American national-style parade flag, printed on coarse, glazed cotton, made during the Civil War period to commemorate Virginia's secession from the Union. On April 17th, 1861, Virginia became the 8th Confederate state to secede, following the initial wave of seven states that had taken place on the preceding February 4th. The stars of the flag are arranged in a medallion configuration with a single, slightly larger star in the center to represent Virginia.

While northern children waved 13 star parade flags and flags with the full star count, some of their southern counterparts waved 7 and 8 star flags as a subtle means of displaying Confederate loyalties. While those with 7 stars are the most common, many surviving examples are not war period, but instead made after the fact, at a time when it was ill-advised to display Confederate flags in public. 8 star examples are far more rare, and all that I have encountered in this star count are war-period.

Mounting: The flag was stitched to 100% cotton rag mat and placed in a substantial, gilded frame, of the 1830-1860 period, with great early surface. Spacers keep the textile away from the glass, which is u.v. protective.
Collector Level: Intermediate-Level Collectors and Special Gifts
Flag Type: Parade flag
Star Count: 08
Earliest Date of Origin: 1861
Latest Date of Origin: 1861
State/Affiliation: Virginia
War Association: 1861-1865 Civil War
Price: No
 

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