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36 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG & MATCHING 6 STAR HOMEWARD BOUND PENNANT, (NEVADA STATEHOOD), 1864-1867; EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM JUNE – SEPTEMBER, 2021

36 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG & MATCHING 6 STAR HOMEWARD BOUND PENNANT, (NEVADA STATEHOOD), 1864-1867; EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM JUNE – SEPTEMBER, 2021

Web ID: 36j-934
Available: In Stock
Frame Size (H x L): 84" x 115.25"
Flag Size (H x L): flag - 65" x 102", pennant - 3.5" x 112"
 
Description:
Due to its wealth in silver and increased support of the Republican, anti-slavery ticket, Lincoln pushed Nevada through to statehood on October 31st, 1864, during the Civil War and just 8 days before the November election. This 36 star, merino wool flag displays a highly unusual, widely-spaced, double-wreath of stars around a single, center star, with a trio of stars in each corner. Accompanying the flag is a 6-star commission or “homeward bound” pennant, flown at the topmast of a ship, made of the same fine fabrics.

Provenance: Exhibited from June 12th – September 6th, 2021 at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, in an exhibit entitled “Flags & Founding Documents.” The flag portion of this, curated by Jeff Bridgman, featured 43 flags that span American history as we progressed from 13 to 50 stars, with a particular focus on not only flags that display the anticipated and/or actual addition of states, but the subtraction of both Union and Slave States during the Antebellum and the Civil War periods.

Circa 1864-1867
Merino wool with cotton stars, linen or hemp hoist binding.
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Collector Level: Flags for the truest Patriots. My best offerings
Flag Type: Sewn flag
Star Count: 36
Earliest Date of Origin: 1864
Latest Date of Origin: 1867
State/Affiliation: Nevada
War Association: 1861-1865 Civil War
Price: Please call (717) 676-0545 or (717) 502-1281
E-mail: info@jeffbridgman.com


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