Frame with four Confederate States of America miniature flags
date: label: Date
content: late 19th - early 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
label: Subject of
content: Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: Four miniature souvenir Confederate States of America flags displayed in a black frame with a glass pane. The flags have been secured to a black paper backing with clear tape and paper tape. Along the top edge of the frame, above each of the flags taped to the top half of the frame, are the letters [A] and [B] handwritten in white paint on clear paint. Along the bottom edge of the frame, below each of the flags taped to the bottom half of the frame, are the letters [C] and [D] handwritten in white paint on clear paint. Also along the bottom edge of the frame in the center is a painted white rectangle with handwritten black text that reads [R282].
label: Description
content: The miniature flag labeled [A] in the top left corner is the third Official Flag of the Confederate States of America. The flag is white with a rectangle in the canton, or top left quadrant. Inside the canton is the Battle Flag (also known as the "Southern Cross"), a blue saltire with white outlining against a red background. Inside the saltire are thirteen (13) white five-pointed stars of equal size. The flag has a red vertical bar running along the right edge. The hems are stitched with red thread. The flag is sewn to a brass stick with a brass ball topper. Below is white handwritten text that reads [Official / Artillery Flag].
label: Description
content: The miniature flag labeled [B] in the top right corner is the Confederate Navy Jack. The flag has a blue saltire with white outlining against a red background. Inside the saltire are twelve (12) white five-pointed stars of equal size and a thirteenth star that is slightly larger than the rest. The hems are stitched with red thread. The flag is sewn to a brass stick with a brass ball topper. Below is white handwritten text that reads [Official Confederate / Flag].
label: Description
content: The miniature flag labeled [C] in the bottom left corner is the second Official Flag of the Confederate States of America (also known as the Stainless Banner). The flag is white with a rectangle in the canton, or top left quadrant. Inside the canton is the Battle Flag (also known as the "Southern Cross"), a blue saltire with white outlining against a red background. Inside the saltire are thirteen (13) white five-pointed stars of equal size. The hems are stitched with white thread. The flag is sewn to a brass stick with a brass ball topper. Below is white handwritten text that reads [First Confederate / Flag].
label: Description
content: The miniature flag labeled [D] in the bottom right corner is the First Official Flag of the Confederate States of America (also known as the Stars and Bars). The flag is red, white, and blue with a blue square in the canton. Inside in the canton are seven (7) five-pointed stars of equal size. The rest of the flag is covered with one (1) white stripe sandwiched between two (2) red stripes. The hems are stitched with red thread. The flag is sewn to a brass stick with a brass ball topper. Below is white handwritten text that reads [Second Confederate / Flag].
label: Description
content: The white handwritten text below the bottom two (2) flags reads [The above four Confederate Flags / were Souvenirs [of the?]]. Most of the back of the frame is covered in brown paper tape. There is an exposed black, vertical rectangle at the center. In the bottom right corner, handwritten in pencil, is the text [L89.4.6].
place: label: Place used
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.16
objectType: label: Type
content: flags
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with glass , pressure-sensitive tape , paper (fiber product) , paint , cardboard and dye on cotton (textile) with brass (alloy) and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 13/16 × 7 13/16 × 9/16 in. (25 × 19.8 × 1.4 cm)