13 Rare 13-star American Naval color late 18th/early 19th century Comprised of wool bunting and 13 appliquéd cotton stars arranged in a 4-5-4 configuration, and constructed with only eight stripes, hand sewn with cotton thread throughout. H 6’ 1” x W 10’ 10” provenance: Acquired by H. Richard Dietrich Jr. in the early years of his collecting. Estimate Upon Request
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note: The 13-star flag is the earliest and one of the rarest colors in the collection. The Third Flag Act of 1818 stated, ”That from and after the fourth day of July next, the flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be twenty stars, white in a blue field and be it further enacted, that on the admission of every new state into the Union, one star be added to the union of the flag; and that such addition shall take effect of the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.” end of sale