Twenty-star American Flag

Twenty-star American Flag, 1819, hand-sewn wool gauze with homespun cotton stars appliqued to one side, cut out and overcast on the reverse, folded linen heading or sleeve with overcast stitched eyes, (scattered fabric loss, patch repairs, toning, stains), approx. 70 x 115 in. Note: A twenty-star American flag commemorates the admission of the states of Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi to the Union in 1818. It was only in use for a year as Illinois was admitted a year later.