LOT #43007 |
Sold on Nov 13, 2023 for: Not Sold
13 Star Confederate States of America Provisional Flag....
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Description
13 Star Confederate States of America Provisional Flag. Made while the Confederate government was still forming, the flag's stars are depicted in a 4-5-4 configuration, and it is made of wool bunting, 32" x 58" inches. The hoist bears the flag maker's name: "H. Korn, Philadelphia".When the recently seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama to form a new government one of the tasks that accompanied the building of their new nation was the selection of a national flag. While the Confederate Provisional Congress would complete this task on March 4, 1861, patriots and entrepreneurs alike made provisional flags representing the seceded states before that date.
One common variant of these flags was a U.S. style flag with seven stripes which represented the original seven Southern states which seceded from the Union from December 1860 to early March, 1861. The cantons usually contained stars representing some number of actual or anticipated Confederate states.
Additionally, this flag's design is striking in its similarity to designs used during the American Revolution period. During this period of early secession, many in the Confederacy believed that the Confederate states closely represented the ideals of the American Revolution and therefore the adaptation of the 13 stars drew upon this assumption.
This flag has only seven stripes, indicating that this is not a U.S. Navy Boat flag but rather was a flag that was similar in size to a boat flag which was made to represent the nascent Confederate States of America in early 1861. Flags of this type are extremely rare and are usually misidentified when discovered.
Condition: soiling and scattered pin holes.
Provenance:
Made by H. Korn of Philadelphia, 1861
Acquired by Richard H. Keller, Chambersburg, PA, who sold it to the Crow Art Partnership Collection, 1986.
Acquired at auction from the Crow Art Partnership Collection, Dallas, Texas, via Heritage Auction Inc., at the June 24, 2007, Civil War Grand Format Auction, in Gettysburg, PA. From the Zaricor Flag Collection.
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Auction Info
2023 November 13 - 14 Americana & Political Signature Auction Signature® Auction #6276 (go to Auction Home page)
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November, 2023
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