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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 Sampler
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

American Flag Sampler

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.50
Object Type Sampler
Maker
Maker (American, ca. 1930-1990)
Date1940
Mediumtextile (linen), thread
Dimensionsobject H 13 3/4 in x W 10 3/4 in (34.9 cm x 27.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA needlework sampler featuring the American flag. Centered on the linen material is an embroidered red, white, blue, and gold image of a 48-star American flag on an eagle-topped flagstaff. Gold text embroidered above and below the flag reads: GOD BLESS / AMERICA A bronze-colored cross stitch border surrounds the flag and text. Written along the bottom of the fabric: No 35B SAMPLER PURE LINEN MADE IN U.S.A. BY VOGART F-40.
Historical NoteThis sampler was sent to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by Helen Dragovich of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania in November 1940.
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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