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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
American Flag Needlework Picture
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

American Flag Needlework Picture

Object numberMO 1942.200.60
Name Embroidery
Maker
Dateca. 1942
Mediumfabric (silk), thread, paper (cardboard)
Dimensionsoverall (unframed) H 19 3/4 in x W 16 in (50.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
DescriptionA needlework piece on blue silk featuring the embroidered image of a 48-star American flag on a flagstaff. White text embroidered above and below the flag reads: GOD BLESS / AMERICA / AND OUR / PRESIDENT. The piece is mounted to a piece of cardboard.
Label TextThis needlework piece was given to Franklin Roosevelt by the maker, Laura Mills of Oakland, California.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 28, 1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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