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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 2005.170
Name Flag
Possible Maker
Dateca. 1933-1934
MediumTextile (cotton)
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 35 1/2 in (71.1 cm x 90.2 cm )
DescriptionA 48-star American flag made of red, white, and blue crocheted rosettes that have been attached together. White stars have been embroidered onto the blue rosettes forming the canton. The entire flag has a gold-colored crocheted rope edging, with an added gold-colored fringe on the top, right, and bottom edges.
Label TextThis handmade flag may be the one sent to Franklin Roosevelt in December 1934 as a Christmas gift by the maker, Mrs. Peter (Nora) Rashid of Detroit, Michigan.
Additional Details
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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