A 15-Star Flag

July is the month when we celebrate the day of our nation's founding, a month filled with patriotism from start to finish. The Scottish Rite Museum has plenty of patriotic entries, the highlight has to be the 15-star flag in our collection. The same style of flag that Francis Scott Key saw when he wrote our National Anthem.
 
The Museum flag came from John E. Carver in 1995. The flag had been passed down his family line for generations, and was stitched somewhere between 1794 and 1818. The origins of the flag are not entirely known, however at 11” X 12 3/4”, the flag is certainly big enough to have flown over a fort or a vessel.
 
The Museum’s 15-star flag is made of wool bunting: a lightweight, mildew-resistant, coarsely woven fabric. The coloring comes from a mixture of indigo for the blue canton, and unknown dye for the red, and white linen for the stars.
 
For more information on our 15-star flag, and how it inspired our national anthem, click here. For more information on the Scottish Rite museum, click here.
 


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