American Civil War, silk; 13 alternating red stripes and white stripes stitched together and 29 embroidered yellowed stars on blue ground; soiled and damaged; 20.8 cm x 37 cm.
Donor:
Dan Eckley
Collection place:
La Grange, Fayette County, Mississippi
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Samuel L. Marshall
Collection date:
1863
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Flags
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Context of use:
Presented to Mr. Marshall by its maker, his then sweetheart, while in the field during the American Civil War. Shipped from LaGrange, Mississippi