$12,000
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 cotton stars arranged in 4 vertical rows of 7 with 3 additional stars to fly end of canton, and a star at corner of hoist end, cotton canton, hand-sewn cotton stripes, canvas hoist, mounted and framed.
51 in. x 72 1/2 in. (sight)Literature: Kevin Keim & Peter Keim,A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 112.
Note: The maker updated this Flag to include the admissions on the 29th, 30th, 31st and 32nd states: Iowa (1846), Wisconsin (1848), California (1850), and Minnesota (1858).
Exhibition:The Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas.