Flag

Object number2013.41.6

Date1896-1908

MediumTaffeta, cotton, thread, metal

Credit LineGift of George Westinghouse IV

DescriptionTaffeta, American, 45-star flag with gold cotton fringe. Machine stitched and embroidered. Three gold colored metal eyelets along left edge in corners and middle. Gold fringe around top, right, and bottom edges. Seven horizontal red stripes, six horizontal white stripes, with a square of blue in top left corner that has six rows of white embroidered stars alternating between eight and seven in each row.Dimensions56.5619 x 83 in. (143.7 x 210.8 cm)
Historical NotesFlag that possibly flew over one of the homes owned by George Westinghouse, Jr.

Related institution Westinghouse

Previous owner George Westinghouse Jr. (1846 - 1914)

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