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

Handmade American Flag

Object numberMO 1941.11.20
Name Flag
Maker
Dateca. 1933-1940
MediumTextile (mohair, felt), Metal
Dimensionsoverall H 12 1/2 in x W 19 1/2 in (31.8 cm x 49.5 cm )
DescriptionA small, handmade 48-star American flag. The flag consists of red and blue sections of mohair fabric appliquéd to a white felt background. The blue canton has star-shaped cutouts. Silver-colored metal bars are attached to the top and bottom of the flag and a looped length of red, white, and blue striped cord is fixed to the top bar. The metal bars allow for hanging the flag, as well as rolling it up.

An adhesive sticker on the reverse of the flag has the typed number: D-2-7.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 20, 1940. 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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