Needlework American Flag

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Needlework American Flag

Artifact IDMO 1941.11.24

Object Type Flag

Maker Julia Daisy Danilas

Dateca. 1933-1941

MediumTextile (cotton)

Dimensionsoverall H 27 in x W 45 in (68.6 cm x 114.3 cm )

Physical DescriptionA handmade 48-star American flag. The flag is made up entirely of small red, white, and blue rickrack trim rosettes with yellow centers, all sewn together to form the canton, stars, and field of the flag.

Historical NoteThis needlework flag was given to Franklin Roosevelt by the maker, Julia Daisy Danilas of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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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