United States Flag from floral decoration at the Centennial Re-dedication

Name/Title

United States Flag from floral decoration at the Centennial Re-dedication

Entry/Object ID

2015.4.195b

Description

Small (8 x 12.5 inch) United States flag, on 23 inch dowel stick with 1.25 inch gold finial on top. This flag is one of two used a part of a floral decoration during the Centennial Celebration at the National McKinley Birthplace Museum in Niles, Ohio. the centennial re-dedication and celebration occured on October 14, 2017. there are spots at the bottom of the dowel stick where the sstick was placed into floral foam. The flag itself is of cotton muslin fabric, with thirteen stripes of alternating red and white, and 50 stars on a field of blue. The fabric is woven.

Collection

Scarmuzzi

Acquisition

Accession

2015.4.0

Source or Donor

Patricia A. Scarmuzzi

Acquisition Method

Gift