$21,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
A Grand Old Flag: The Stars and Stripes Collection of Dr. Peter J. Keim
Auction: November 24, 2019 1:00:00 PM EDT
Hand-sewn, single appliqued 'puffy' stars arranged in the 'Great Luminary' or 'Great Star' pattern on a two-part wool bunting canton, hand-sewn wool bunting stripes, canvas hoist with two whip-stitched grommets.
66 in. x 104 in.Literature: Kevin Keim & Peter Keim, A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 80 & 81.
Note: Michigan was admitted to the Union, January 26, 1837, under President Andrew Jackson. Captain Samuel Reid, a Naval hero of the War of 1812, advocated that the 'Great Luminary' or 'Great Star' pattern become the official National Flag design.