Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags
 

24 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, MADE IN THE PERIOD WHEN MISSOURI WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1821-1836; AN EXTREMELY RARE STAR COUNT; EXPERTLY SEWN, BUT WITH HIGHLY UNUSUAL, SINGLE-APPLIQUED STARS THAT EXPOSE A PECULIARLY SMALL WINDOW ON THE REVERSE; EXHIBITED JUNE- SEPTEMBER, 2021 AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
24 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, MADE IN THE PERIOD WHEN MISSOURI WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1821-1836; AN EXTREMELY RARE STAR COUNT; EXPERTLY SEWN, BUT WITH HIGHLY UNUSUAL, SINGLE-APPLIQUED STARS THAT EXPOSE A PECULIARLY SMALL WINDOW ON THE REVERSE; EXHIBITED JUNE- SEPTEMBER, 2021 AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION AND AN INK-STAMPED MARK OF THE NEW ENGLAND DECORATING COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITH HAND-SEWN, TWILL TAPE TIES, MADE IN THE LAST DECADE OF THE 19TH CENTURY, circa 1892-1899
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION AND AN INK-STAMPED MARK OF THE NEW ENGLAND DECORATING COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITH HAND-SEWN, TWILL TAPE TIES, MADE IN THE LAST DECADE OF THE 19TH CENTURY, circa 1892-1899
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 10-POINTED STARS THAT SPELL “1776 – 1876”, MADE FOR THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ONE OF THE MOST GRAPHIC OF ALL EARLY EXAMPLES
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 10-POINTED STARS THAT SPELL “1776 – 1876”, MADE FOR THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ONE OF THE MOST GRAPHIC OF ALL EARLY EXAMPLES
ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG / BANNER WITH A STANDING PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON & HIS HORSE, “BLUESKIN,” SET WITHIN AN OVAL WINDOW, ON A GROUND OF RED & WHITE STRIPES, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE BY S.H. GREENE & SONS OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG / BANNER WITH A STANDING PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON & HIS HORSE, “BLUESKIN,” SET WITHIN AN OVAL WINDOW, ON A GROUND OF RED & WHITE STRIPES, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE BY S.H. GREENE & SONS OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
"A NATION'S LOSS": SILK, 1865, ABRAHAM LINCOLN MOURNING RIBBON IN AN ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE PORTRAIT DESIGN
"A NATION'S LOSS": SILK, 1865, ABRAHAM LINCOLN MOURNING RIBBON IN AN ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE PORTRAIT DESIGN
LATE 19th CENTURY FLAG OF THE REVENUE MARINE (a.k.a., REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE), WITH A BLUE EAGLE AMID AN ARCH OF 13 BLUE STARS, ON A WHITE CANTON, AND 16 RED & WHITE, VERTICAL STRIPES, MADE circa 1885-1895
LATE 19th CENTURY FLAG OF THE REVENUE MARINE (a.k.a., REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE), WITH A BLUE EAGLE AMID AN ARCH OF 13 BLUE STARS, ON A WHITE CANTON, AND 16 RED & WHITE, VERTICAL STRIPES, MADE circa 1885-1895
46 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH VARIED STAR POSITIONING, A SCARCE AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE; REFLECTS THE PERIOD WHEN OKLAHOMA WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, circa 1907-1912
46 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH VARIED STAR POSITIONING, A SCARCE AND BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE; REFLECTS THE PERIOD WHEN OKLAHOMA WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, circa 1907-1912
SUFFRAGE "BLUEBIRD": ENAMELED TIN SIGN, COMMISSIONED BY GERTRUDE LEONARD & TERESA CROWLEY FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, FOR ITS EASTERN CAMPAIGN, 1915
SUFFRAGE "BLUEBIRD": ENAMELED TIN SIGN, COMMISSIONED BY GERTRUDE LEONARD & TERESA CROWLEY FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, FOR ITS EASTERN CAMPAIGN, 1915
YELLOW SUFFRAGETTE SASH, MADE FOR CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT'S "WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY" OF NEW YORK CITY, CA 1909-1917
YELLOW SUFFRAGETTE SASH, MADE FOR CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT'S "WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY" OF NEW YORK CITY, CA 1909-1917
45 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE 1896-1908 ERA, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF UTAH AS THE 45TH STATE; SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA; AN ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE WITH LARGER STARS THAN MOST AND EXCEPTIONAL, TRADITIONAL SHADES OF SCARLET RED AND NAVY
45 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE 1896-1908 ERA, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF UTAH AS THE 45TH STATE; SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA; AN ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE WITH LARGER STARS THAN MOST AND EXCEPTIONAL, TRADITIONAL SHADES OF SCARLET RED AND NAVY
EXTRAORDINARY 34 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN ACCORDION OR HOURGLASS MEDALLION CONFIGURATION THAT SURROUNDS A PENTAGON OF STARS IN THE CENTER; MADE OF FINE SILK AND ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN; MADE DURING THE OPENING YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR (1861-63), IN A TINY SIZE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS OF THE PERIOD; REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF KANSAS AS THE 34TH STATE
EXTRAORDINARY 34 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN ACCORDION OR HOURGLASS MEDALLION CONFIGURATION THAT SURROUNDS A PENTAGON OF STARS IN THE CENTER; MADE OF FINE SILK AND ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN; MADE DURING THE OPENING YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR (1861-63), IN A TINY SIZE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS OF THE PERIOD; REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF KANSAS AS THE 34TH STATE
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A WAVE CONFIGURATION OF LINEAL COLUMNS, AN UNOFFICIAL STAR COUNT THAT REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, circa 1889-1890
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A WAVE CONFIGURATION OF LINEAL COLUMNS, AN UNOFFICIAL STAR COUNT THAT REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, circa 1889-1890
13 STARS IN THE RARE AND VERY DESIRABLE TRUMBULL PATTERN, WITH AN UNUSUALLY ENORMOUS CENTER STAR, ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG PRODUCED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) & THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; THE CONFIGURATION IS NAMED FOR ARTIST JOHN TRUMBULL, WHO BRIEFLY SERVED AS GEORGE WASHINGTON’S AIDE-DE-CAMP (1776), THEN TRAINED UNDER WORLD-RENOWNED PAINTER BENJAMIN WEST IN BRITAIN, WAS IMPRISONED AS A SPY, RELEASED & RETURNED, WHERE HE AGAIN SERVED IN THE CONT
13 STARS IN THE RARE AND VERY DESIRABLE TRUMBULL PATTERN, WITH AN UNUSUALLY ENORMOUS CENTER STAR, ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG PRODUCED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) & THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; THE CONFIGURATION IS NAMED FOR ARTIST JOHN TRUMBULL, WHO BRIEFLY SERVED AS GEORGE WASHINGTON’S AIDE-DE-CAMP (1776), THEN TRAINED UNDER WORLD-RENOWNED PAINTER BENJAMIN WEST IN BRITAIN, WAS IMPRISONED AS A SPY, RELEASED & RETURNED, WHERE HE AGAIN SERVED IN THE CONT
CONFEDERATE 1st NATIONAL PATTERN COMPANY FLAG (A.K.A., "STARS & BARS"), CARRIED BY THE “GRIMES COUNTY GREYS,” FORMALLY DESIGNATED “G” COMPANY OF THE 4th TEXAS INFANTRY, INTEGRAL TO HOOD’S FAMOUS “TEXAS BRIGADE,” ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA; ATTRIBUTED TO FLAG MAKER HENRY CASSIDY OF NEW ORLEANS; SENT TO THE FAMILY OF SGT. JAMES L. GOULD IN 1863, FOLLOWING HIS DEATH AT LITTLE ROUND TOP, GETTYSBURG
CONFEDERATE 1st NATIONAL PATTERN COMPANY FLAG (A.K.A., "STARS & BARS"), CARRIED BY THE “GRIMES COUNTY GREYS,” FORMALLY DESIGNATED “G” COMPANY OF THE 4th TEXAS INFANTRY, INTEGRAL TO HOOD’S FAMOUS “TEXAS BRIGADE,” ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA; ATTRIBUTED TO FLAG MAKER HENRY CASSIDY OF NEW ORLEANS; SENT TO THE FAMILY OF SGT. JAMES L. GOULD IN 1863, FOLLOWING HIS DEATH AT LITTLE ROUND TOP, GETTYSBURG
13 STARS IN A LOPSIDED, OVAL WREATH, SURROUNDING A FANCIFULLY HAND-PAINTED EAGLE, SIGNED “J.L. SEARING,” WITH A GARLAND-LADEN STREAMER THAT READS: "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL", ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, WITH 44 STARS ON THE OPPOSING SIDE, MADE IN LOST SPRINGS KANSAS [MARION CO.], FOR A VETERAN OF BOTH THE MEXICAN AND CIVIL WARS WHO SETTLED THERE; REFLECTS THE PERIOD WHEN WYOMING WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1890-1896
13 STARS IN A LOPSIDED, OVAL WREATH, SURROUNDING A FANCIFULLY HAND-PAINTED EAGLE, SIGNED “J.L. SEARING,” WITH A GARLAND-LADEN STREAMER THAT READS: "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL", ON A HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, WITH 44 STARS ON THE OPPOSING SIDE, MADE IN LOST SPRINGS KANSAS [MARION CO.], FOR A VETERAN OF BOTH THE MEXICAN AND CIVIL WARS WHO SETTLED THERE; REFLECTS THE PERIOD WHEN WYOMING WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1890-1896
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH SCATTERED STAR POSITIONING, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, circa 1889-1890
42 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH SCATTERED STAR POSITIONING, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WASHINGTON STATE, MONTANA, AND THE DAKOTAS, NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, circa 1889-1890
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT OF NOTABLE WEIGHT & QUALITY, IN THE OLD COLOR SCHEME, MADE DURING OR IN THE WAKE OF WWII
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT OF NOTABLE WEIGHT & QUALITY, IN THE OLD COLOR SCHEME, MADE DURING OR IN THE WAKE OF WWII
48 STARS CANTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN DANCING ROWS, A RARE VARIETY OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG IN A LARGE SCALE, 1912-1918 OR PERHAPS EARLIER, REFLECTS ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD
48 STARS CANTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN DANCING ROWS, A RARE VARIETY OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG IN A LARGE SCALE, 1912-1918 OR PERHAPS EARLIER, REFLECTS ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG IN AN UNUSUALLY LARGE SCALE, WITH ENDEARING WAR FROM OBVIOUS LONG-TERM USE, AND WITH DANCING ROWS IN AN HOURGLASS FORMATION; COLORADO STATEHOOD, 1876-1889
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG IN AN UNUSUALLY LARGE SCALE, WITH ENDEARING WAR FROM OBVIOUS LONG-TERM USE, AND WITH DANCING ROWS IN AN HOURGLASS FORMATION; COLORADO STATEHOOD, 1876-1889
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A NOTCHED CONFIGURATION, MADE BY THE U.S. BUNTING COMPANY IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, REFLECTS THE ERA OF COLORADO STATEHOOD, circa 1876-1889
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A NOTCHED CONFIGURATION, MADE BY THE U.S. BUNTING COMPANY IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, REFLECTS THE ERA OF COLORADO STATEHOOD, circa 1876-1889

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