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 25-star American national flag commemorating Arkansas statehood on June 15, 1836 made in the Nineteenth Century
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April 14, 05:34 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
Flag: A 25-star American national flag commemorating Arkansas statehood on June 15, 1836
made in the Nineteenth Century
The hand-sewn double-appliqued cotton muslin stars are configured on a cornflower-blue cotton canton; the stripes are machine-sewn cotton. It was probably made as a later statehood commemorative.
Approximately 52 in. by 33¾ in.
The American Flag Collection of Thomas S. Connelly (Sotheby's New York, 23 May 2002, lot 113)