Flag
Object number2020.21.33
Datec. 1918
MediumFabric; Metal; String
Credit LineGift of The Twentieth Century Club
DescriptionRectangular 48-star American flag made of red, white, and blue fabric. Canton is navy blue with 48 white stars arranged in six rows of eight. Remainder of flag are thirteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes (seven red and six white). White heavy fabric hoist with gray metal grommet at top and bottom; grommets each have off-white fabric cord tied through. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Flag only): 57.25 x 94.5 x 0.25 in. (145.4 x 240 x 0.6 cm)Length (Top cord): 9.25 in. (23.5 cm)
Length (Bottom cord): 11.75 in. (29.8 cm)
InscriptionsReverse of flag's hoist has handwritten text in ink above the bottom grommet "1XX4"; text is difficult to decipher.
Historical Notes48-star American flag from the Twentieth Century Club. The Twentieth Century Club was founded in 1894 with the aim to “create an organization for women’s work, though and activity, advancing her interested, promoting art, science and literature.” Women’s clubs were part of a greater social movement in the late 1800s that grew out of the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform society and public policy. This was a progressive era movement with links to suffrage and temperance, although not all members of women’s clubs adhered to either movement. The Pittsburgh club first met at the Thompson mansion at 408 Penn Avenue. They sponsored lectures and classes on language, literature, travel, history and science and were a member of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1910, they opened a club at their present location in Oakland, and in 1930 the clubhouse was redesigned by Benno Janssen. Many of these clubs saw a decline in the 1960s.
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c. 1923
1897
c. 1856
1896-1908
