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

Needlework American Flag

Object numberMO 1941.11.9
Name Flag
Maker
Date1940
MediumTextile (cotton), Paper, Plastic
Dimensionsoverall H 21 in x W 27 1/2 in (53.3 cm x 69.9 cm )
DescriptionA handmade 48-star American flag. The canton and field of the flag are made up entirely of small red, white, and blue needlework yarn squares that are crocheted together. 48 individual white stars are attached to the canton of the flag's front side. Also on the front side, two small portrait images of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, each with a plastic covering, have been sewn to the center of the flag with yarn.
Label TextThis needlework flag was sent to Franklin Roosevelt in December 1940 by the maker, Eva Gamerow of Brooklyn, New York. It took her eight months to make.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 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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