Three 13-Star American "Betsy Ross House" souvenir Flags Rachel Wilson Albright or Sarah M. Wilson, Philadelphia, PA 1894, 1910 and 1934 The first item, hand-embroidered silk thread stars arranged in a wreath pattern on a silk canton, hand-sewn silk stripes, mounted and framed with typed note of provenance on verso; the second item, a printed cotton Flag, the hoist selvage printed, "Souvenir from the Betsy Ross House, Birthplace of Old Glory, Philadelphia," and stamped with the date, "Mar 22. 1910," mounted with a printed card showing "Birth of Our National Flag," framed; and the third item, a printed silk Flag in the same pattern on a gold colored stick pin attached to a card with the printed inscription, "Replica Betsy Ross Flag first Flag of the United States Adopted By Continental Congress, June 14th, 1777 / Betsy Ross House Colonial Village - Century of Progress / Chicago, 1934." 5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in., 7 in. x 4 in., 3 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. PROVENANCE: Second and third items: Thomas D. Schiera Collection of American Parade Flags , Cowan's Auctions, June 21, 2013, lot 174.
Three 13-Star American "Betsy Ross House" souvenir Flags Rachel Wilson Albright or Sarah M. Wilson, Philadelphia, PA 1894, 1910 and 1934 The first item, hand-embroidered silk thread stars arranged in a wreath pattern on a silk canton, hand-sewn silk stripes, mounted and framed with typed note of provenance on verso; the second item, a printed cotton Flag, the hoist selvage printed, "Souvenir from the Betsy Ross House, Birthplace of Old Glory, Philadelphia," and stamped with the date, "Mar 22. 1910," mounted with a printed card showing "Birth of Our National Flag," framed; and the third item, a printed silk Flag in the same pattern on a gold colored stick pin attached to a card with the printed inscription, "Replica Betsy Ross Flag first Flag of the United States Adopted By Continental Congress, June 14th, 1777 / Betsy Ross House Colonial Village - Century of Progress / Chicago, 1934." 5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in., 7 in. x 4 in., 3 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. PROVENANCE: Second and third items: Thomas D. Schiera Collection of American Parade Flags , Cowan's Auctions, June 21, 2013, lot 174.
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