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Early 18th Century U.S. National Flag, Circa 1790 One of the earliest documented American flags in existence. Just two years...
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Early 18th Century U.S. National Flag, Circa 1790 One of the earliest documented American flags in existence. Just two years after the government was formed and the Constitution was adopted, this flag would have flown during George Washington's first term as the first president of the United States of America, which was still comprised of the original thirteen colonies. Thirteen stars, wool bunting, 44" x 75", twelve stars in three rows of four with one larger center star, purportedly from the Old Sandy Hook Lighthouse, New York in 1790.The lighthouse was built in 1764 at the southern end of New York harbor in New Jersey but was dismantled during the Revolutionary War to keep the British navigators from using it. They promptly rebuilt it and the lighthouse has stood at the harbor ever since, the oldest working lighthouse in the United States.
Authentication: Letters of authenticity and research from renowned Civil War flag expert and author Howard Madaus.
Provenance: The Crow Art Partnership Collection
Auction Info
2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2007
24th-25th
Sunday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 8
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