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Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Flag

Entry/Object ID

2012.816

Description

House Flag of U.S. Shipping Company( Abdiel Abbot) A. A. Low & Bro. made of wool bunting; two yellow fields and one center red field letter "L" in linen stitched to center red field canvas hoist with one metal grummet on each end made by Star * Brand A.A.Low was a dominant shipping house in the China Trade in the mid 19th century the first location was on Fletcher Street in NYC Then the A A Low building was erected on 167-171 John St in NYC which is now part of the South Street Seaport area

Collection

Textile

Made/Created

Date made

1841 - 1890