$5,000
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
Machine-sewn, double appliqued cotton stars arranged in 5 rows of 6 stars on a cotton canton, machine-sewn cotton stripes, mounted and framed; with original blue painted pole retaining leather pads for nails.
38 in. x 42 in. (sight)Literature: Kevin Keim & Peter Keim, A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 99.
Note: Probably used by Wisconsin militia unit at the outbreak of the Civil War.