OUTSTANDING 34-STAR KANSAS-STATEHOOD CIVIL WAR-PERIOD AMERICAN NATIONAL FLAG, hand-sewn cotton linen throughout, pieced blue canton featuring extremely unusual cluster- / snowflake- type design of double-appliqued, irregularly sized five-pointed stars, fly with pieced elements. Conservation mounted in a modern frame. 1861-1863. 65" x 95" object, 69" x 100" OA.
Provenance: The Important Americana Collection of Barbara M. and the late Charlie Hunter, Staunton, VA.
Cowan's Auctions, 9/12/2003.
Catalogue Note: An important example, given its bold star design and remarkable state of preservation.
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Condition
Very good overall condition with minor to moderate areas of wear and discoloration. Several scattered period repairs.