Historic Arms & Militaria
Description:
Framed Ste. Mere Eglise Silk American Flag, c. 1944, faded red silk strips hand-sewn to the white with hand-applied stars on the canton, with a paper label in the frame: "STE Marie EglisE Normandy-June- 1944.," frame ht. 8 3/4, wd. 11 3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dean Johnson, Keedysville, Maryland.
Note: Flag is described in Steve Slack's article "Saving the Stars and Stripes" in Country Home Magazine, (April, 2002),p. 20.
Estimate $300-500
Faded with some staining.
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Keywords
Dean Johnson, Steve Slack, KeedysvilleChristopher D. Fox
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Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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