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Material: Fabric
Vintage Lauderdale Yacht Club Framed Burgee
Located in Norwell, MA
Linen nautical flag from the Lauderdale Yacht Club. With brass grommets. Shows use on the ocean. Custom frame with gray mat.
Weight: 7 lbs.
Overall Dimensions: 19"H x 27"W
Mad...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Antique 19th Century Russian Solid Silver, Velvet
Leather Book Cover c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Russian solid silver book cover, featuring velvet and leather. The front is adorned with burgundy velvet and intricate silver de...
Category
19th Century Russian Other Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Nautical Signal Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing numeral "1" one. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle. The linen field is white with a red oval. Fi...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “4”, “FOUR” in the international code of signals. This authentic pennant is made of individual panels of red and white. Fitted to ...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for auction this very rare circa 1898 to 1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener.
If the face looks familiar he was the chap on the Your Country Needs YOU posters as pictured, these dolls are exceptionally collectable, they never come up for sale.
Description Large scale doll featuring bisque head, hands and feet; with a painted character head in the likeness of Lord Kitchener. Doll is supplied with an officer's cap made from khaki cotton drill, leather, gold braid and red felt on a thick card base. The tunic and knee-length breeches are also made from cotton drill and feature four patch pockets, with nickel-plated paper fasteners for buttons, real leather Sam Browne belt and holster, red felt collar tabs...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Painting Oil on Canvas by Pio Joris Important Italian Artist of the 19th centur
Located in Rome, IT
Pio Joris (Rome, 1843-1922).
The Via Flaminia, a Sunday morning," 1869, (winner of the Gold Medal Exhibition in Monaco, 1869)
with frame 160 x 83 cm.
Pio Joris attended the Istitu...
Category
19th Century Italian International Style Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
$52,675 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Leather Cartridge Bags, circa 2000
Located in London, GB
Unused pair of leather cartridge bags, designed to carry 100 shells each. Circa 2000. Good quality; sturdy leather, suede lining, canvas & leather strap and brass fittings, with no w...
Category
Early 2000s British Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,704 / set
Steiff Mother Pig and Piglets Soft Figural Sculptures, Mohair, Germany.
By Steiff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Steiff Germany Mother Pig and Piglets Soft Figural Sculptures, Mohair, Germany. 3pc set. Large 26" high pig with two baby pigs. Two have metal tag and label. Dimensions: Height: 26 i...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mohair
$3,660 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Italian Nativity Female Figure
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Italian nativity figure from, circa 1840 with its original fabric costume.
Carved from wood with articulated arms, gesso finished head, feet and h...
Category
1840s Italian Renaissance Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Yacht Club Commodores Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical boat flag in frame. Yacht Club Commodores flag showing three stars surrounded by a knotted rope. White hoist with brass grommets. Set into a custom frame.
Weight: 5 lbs
Ove...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with St. Anthony of Padua
Jesus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with Porcelain St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus will make a splendid devotional for any room, and features sculpted wood combining the Renaissance and Classical styles in a lovely oval form upon which has been placed burgundy velvet, making the painted porcelain figurine of St. Anthony cradling the infant Jesus...
Category
1880s German Black Forest Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet, Oak
Nautical Signal Flag In Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
eight. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle. The linen field is a panel of white with red bands. Fitted to a custom shadowbox frame wit...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the letter “Y” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of red and yellow. Fi...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Yacht Club Commodores Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical Boat Flag in Frame. Yacht club commodores flag showing three stars surrounded by a knotted rope. White hoist with brass grommets. Set into a custom frame.
Weight: 5 lbs
Ove...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
$225 / item
19th c. English William IV Wig Stand With Wig
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th c. English William IV Wig Stand With Wig. Faded warm rosewood wig stand with an early horsehair wig (1790 - 1810) on a linen canvas head form. The height of the wig adjusts wi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Canvas
$2,750 / set
Nautical Signal Flag In Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical signal flag representing "third substitute". The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a manila hemp rope and wood toggle. The linen field is white with a black...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Nautical Signal Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing numeral "0" zero. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle. The linen field is two yellow panels and on...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18t
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century.
Oil on canvas showing Saint Anthony of Padua (Lisbon, August 15, 1195 - Padua, June 13, 12...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Large Maritime Signal Flag in Shadow Box Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Large linen nautical signal flag representing numeral FIVE. Stitched in panels of blue and yellow. White canvas hoist with manila rope and wood toggle. Big...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
Nautical Signal Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing numeral "0" zero. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle. The linen field is two yellow panels and on...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, Signed and Dated 1937
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937, an un-tutored oil on canvas seascape painting with a port side view of a large schooner rigged racing yacht with all canvas aloft including topsails and staysails, smartly uniformed crew, captain and first mate visible on deck, a lookout posted on the foremast crosstrees, a burgee, pennant and flag flying on the fore and main peaks, with a one design class designation A-1 on the mainsail; a low-lying spit of land with red and white cottages is visible near in background beyond the bowsprit; signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937 in the lower right.
The painting is in near excellent condition, with only a stretcher line visible down the left side and one small pin hole on the right side. The painting is mounted in a contemporary carved an gilded frame.
The artist has not been identified, but the style and subject is consistent with either the American or Danish schools. The 1930s was a golden age decade for the J-Boats and other great ocean racing yachts. The A class designation suggests very large...
Category
1930s Danish Other Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Fifth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "Fifth station of the cross", "...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Louis XVI Style Barometers and Thermometers by H. Dasson, France, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in PARIS, FR
A companion pair of Louis XVI style barometer and thermometer finely decorated with gilt bronze acanthus leaves and seeds on green velvet, each with a polychrome decorated enamel pla...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$8,380 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “7”, “SEVEN” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of yellow an...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
An American Arts
Crafts Torah Shield, Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
This American Arts & Crafts Torah shield from circa 1910, is a unique piece and is rare and valuable, both for its artistic merit and its cultural significance.
The American Arts & ...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
18th Century Italian "Saint Raphael Archangel" Oil on Canvas with Gilded Frame
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Italian "Saint Raphael the Archangel" oil on canvas with gilded frame.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Measures: H 33cm, L 23cm, P 17cm.
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting " The Tenth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the "Tenth station of the cross " J...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Sixth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the 6th station of the cross " Vero...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
1980s French Antique Handmade Miniature Shoe Made of Silk and Fabric
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s French antique handmade miniature shoe made of silk and fabric
Atelier Jean Claude.
Category
1980s French Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Silk
$383 Sale Price
20% Off
Virgin Mary (dress-up). Wood, etc. Spanish school, 17th century and later.
Located in Madrid, ES
Virgin of Dress. Carved and polychrome wood, etc. Spanish school, 17th century; later clothing.
Has damage.
Polychrome wood carving of the type of dress or dress that has a series ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Other
Three Early 20th Century Nautical Paintings, Oil on Canvas
Located in Buchanan, MI
Three early 20th century nautical paintings, oil on canvas. Very nicely done with great detail. All three in simple giltwood frames. Priced per painting.
Category
Early 20th Century American Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Large French Polychrome Santo with Original Costume
Located in Long Island City, NY
Polychrome liturgical figures such as these were (and still are) carried in procession on saints’ days or other religious festivals. This three-quarter length large, carved wooden sa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Silk, Linen
An original life ring from the America’s Cup yacht ‘Shamrock’, Royal Ulster Yach
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An original life ring from the America’s Cup yacht ‘Shamrock’, Royal Ulster Yacht Club, the circular ring painted in gilt outlined in green ‘Shamrock V, R.U.Y.C.’, on a white ground,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Canvas
Hand Blown Crystal Glass Chess Set, 3000-5000 Year-Old Solid Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
This Chess Set is a collaboration with the artist Laura McKinley made from handblown crystal glass, blown-in London. The Chessboard and cover are made from solid thousands-of-years-o...
Category
2010s English Minimalist Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem
Located in New York, NY
An Intricate Jerusalem Textile, made in Jerusalem, 1886.
Double-sided large pouch. Wool thread embroidered on cotton net. One side has a lion and stag holding flags reading “Jerusalem” in Hebrew, which flank a crowned Ten Commandments. Titled in Hebrew “Swift as a deer, strong as a lion” (Ethics of the Fathers 5:20). “Jerusalem” is seen in large lettering, atop a pair of birds and flowers. Top scene of the reverse side is titled “Mount of Olives”, amongst a plethora of olive trees, and a cluster of buildings is titled “Chulda the Prophetess”, (where her and others tombs reside). Main scene is titled “The Western Wall”, which features the wall and outer structures with turrets and Cyprus trees. The Hebrew date of “1886” is revealed on the bottom corners. This delicate textile, incredibly vibrant in color after 130 years of being created, is a masterful, exceedingly rare work of art produced in Jerusalem by an unknown woman --- likely quite young, a teenager --- as a gift to an unknown individual. Too complex to be a “tourist trinket”, as we know of one other similarly-made textile that is in the collection of the Israel Museum, and is dated 1876: see the book “Jewish Folk Art: From Biblical Days to Modern Times”, page 122. A clue to where perhaps this was made is in the depiction of the lion and stag holding flags, as they are identical to those featured on the crest of Moses Montefiore. In the 19th century, Montefiore gave enormous sums of money to purchase land for Jewish settlements and establish schools in Palestine. This textile most likely hailed from a school for girls funded by Montefiore, and was made as either a gift for Montefiore himself, or another wealthy donor. As to the actual purpose of this textile, since it is in the form of a large pouch, its intended purpose might have been to hold a tallit (prayer...
Category
1880s Israeli Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile
Hugo Zapata Signed Limited Edition Bound Serigraph Art Book
By Hugo Zapata
Located in Miami, FL
Hugo Zapata's ESCRITURAS artist's book is an edition of the ARTE DOS GRÁFICO Workshop in Bogotá, Colombia. This is No. 65 of the one-hundred bilingual (Spanish and English) copies nu...
Category
Early 2000s Colombian Organic Modern Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Original Signed
Framed Ryan Giggs, Manchester United Football Shirt
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Manchester United football shirt bearing the number eleven famously worn by Ryan Giggs during his career playing at Manchester United. Framed and sign...
Category
20th Century British Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Glass, Wood
Large University Chart “Political Map of North America” by Bacon
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large University chart “Political Map of North America” by Bacon
W&A K Johnston’s Charts of Political Maps by G W Bacon,
This is colorful Physical ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen
19th Century Polish Woman
s Sabbath Cap
Kupka
Located in New York, NY
Gold and silver wrapped thread on canvas, gold thread embroidery, embellished with decorative appliques and sequins; silk lining.
Rare example of a magnificent cap worn on the Sabba...
Category
Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Evening Bags
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Choose among three evening bags: the price is the same for everyone.
1) Chestnut brown jais sweater, with red and green flowers; silver metal closure with double opening; Liberty per...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
$359
2009 Spanish Language Art Book: Hugo Zapata by Juan Luis Mejía Arango
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is a hardbound edition of a collection of works by Hugo Zapata, one of Latin America’s most unique artists and sculptors. Included among the hundreds of stunning photographs ...
Category
Early 2000s Colombian Organic Modern Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton, Paper
1950s Coloured Beads Brass and Silk Handbag
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s coloured beads brass and silk handbag.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Swedish School Map of Vastergötland, Made in Sweden 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Swedish School Map of Vastergötland, Made in Sweden 1920
Västergötland also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paper
1980s French Antique Handmade Miniature Shoe Made of Silk and Fabric
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s French antique handmade miniature shoe made of silk and fabric
Atelier Jean Claude.
Category
1980s Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Silk
$383 Sale Price
20% Off
Fringed Cotton Beacon Blanket, circa 1920
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Two sided beacon blanket with fringe. Catalog 302. Very good condition. 69" x 81"
Period: circa 1920
Origin: Beacon
Size: 69" x 81"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in...
Category
1920s American Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Chinese Black Silk Lotus Slippers with Plum Blossoms, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These pointed slippers, beautifully embroidered with light blue plum blossoms on black silk, were shaped to resemble a lotus bud and enhanced the diminutive shape of bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity during the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive - albeit tortured - gait of small, light steps. These beautifully preserved lotus slippers...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Pair of Silver Jubilee Commemorative Chairs By Hands Of Wycombe c.1977
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century pair of vintage blue velvet chairs modelled after the chairs used by peers in Westminster Abbey during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in 1952. Recreated for her jubilee in 1977, these chairs feature stunning blue velvet upholstery over sturdy wood frames. Crafted by William...
Category
1970s British Other Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique Victorian Hardwood Piano Stool with Decorative Base Height Adjustable
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Victorian circa 1880 Piano stool with height adjustable top
A very good looking and well-made piano stool, its quite w...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Framed Pen and Ink on Fabric Map of Cornwall from Early 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This English fabric map of Cornwall, rendered in pen-and-ink, showcases exquisite hand-drawn details and charming faded sepia tones. Encased in a classic frame, this piece elegantly ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Miniature Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved wood miniature settee with very fine quality carving and a needlepoint cushion. French, early 20th century.
Category
1910s French Vintage Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Wood
$1,250
19th Century Silver and Vermeil Bracelet with Golden Initials
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century silver and vermeil bracelet with golden initials decorated with golden flowers and ribbons. Braided hair bracelet.
Category
19th Century French Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Goat Hair
48 Star Crocheted Homemade American Flag, WWII Era, 1941-1945
Located in York County, PA
48 star, crocheted, antique american flag of the wwii era (1941-1945), a beautiful, homemade example, with a red, white, & blue hoist and flower-like stars:
Crocheted American flag of the WWII era (U.S. involvement 1941-1945), with some interesting and beautiful features. Made entirely of cotton, the flag’s most notable attribute is the red, white, and blue color of its hoist. This was carefully stitched to the canton and the striped field with white cotton floss or yarn. The 48 crocheted stars are appliquéd to a length of navy blue plain weave cotton. With pierced centers, note how these more closely resemble flowers than stars, tipped this way and that on their vertical axis. Large, with respect to the canton on which they are placed, note how these crowd their boundaries and overlap into the field.
The elongated format of the flag is also of interest and contributes to the bold presentation, as do the strong colors. Most crocheted flags are smaller than this one, or date to a much later period (namely the 1976...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Price Upon Request
1840 Campaign Kerchief of William Henry Harrison on Horseback
Located in York County, PA
1840 campaign kerchief featuring an image of William Henry Harrison on horseback in military garb, one of the first known campaign textiles in e...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Price Upon Request
13 Star American Parade Flag with Rare Design, circa 1888 Ex Richard Pierce
Located in York County, PA
13 Star American parade flag in an extremely rare design, with “protection to home industries” slogan on a fanciful, scrolling streamer, made for the 1888 presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison; formerly in the collection of Richard pierce.
1888 Benjamin Harrison campaign flag, printed on cotton, with 13 large stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern, upon which a whimsical, scrolling streamer is superimposed that features the slogan: “Protection to Home Industries.”
There are numerous styles of both documented and undocumented, red, white, and blue bandanas and handkerchiefs, made for Harrison’s campaign in this year, as well as from the subsequent one, in 1892. Most bear variations of text to support the “Protection for American Industries” platform of the Republican Party. America was in the midst of the industrial age and there was a great deal of public interest, both in protecting growth and discouraging both imported goods and immigration. The constant stream of immigrants posed great challenges for a working families, competing for scarce jobs, in work environments that were already often far from ideal. In post-Civil War America, many of the working men were Civil War veterans.
Bandanas abound from Harrison’s Campaigns, but flags do not. This example, along with three others, were once part of an 1888 patriotic quilt that was disassembled by a dealer and sold piecemeal to collectors. I eventually acquired all four. Fifteen to twenty years ago, these were the only four known copies. A couple of others have since surfaced, but the total count known still stands closer to 5 than 10.
The use of 13 stars is seen in the flags of various candidates in the 19th century. Among these are Abraham Lincoln (1860 campaign), Henry Clay (1844 campaign), John Fremont (1856), and Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather, William Henry Harrison...
Category
1880s American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Commission Pennant with 13 Stars, like for Private Vessel, Ca 1892-1910
Located in York County, PA
Commission pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. Flown at the topmast, the typical American format is a long blue field, usually with a single row of white stars, although sometimes with their total divided into two rows, followed by two long stripes, red-over-white. A ship became commissioned when this pennant was hoisted. Flown during both times of peace and war, the only time the pennant is not flown is if a flag officer or civilian official was aboard and replaced it with their own flag.
Sometimes the owners of private ships mimicked the use of Navy signals. Some seafaring men would have served in the Navy and become privy to various practices in that capacity. Others flew them purely for stylistic reasons, either on a regular basis or while the boat was dressed for special occasion. Hudson River steamers regularly flew pennants of this nature, as evidenced by period photography as well as the paintings of artists such as John and James Bard...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
Price Upon Request
38 Star Antique Flag, Stars in Double Wreath Pattern, Colorado Statehood 1876-89
Located in York County, PA
38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A DOUBLE-WREATH CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES AN ENORMOUS CENTER STAR, REFLECTS THE PERIOD OF COLORADO STATEHOOD, 1876-1889:
38 star American national flag, made entirely of plain weave cotton. The stars are arranged in a medallion configuration. This features an enormous center star, surrounded by two wreaths of much smaller stars, with a flanking star in each corner of the blue canton. The sort of disparity here, present in the scale of the large star, versus those around it, is both exceptionally unusual and graphically dynamic.
Colorado became the 38th state on August 1st, 1876. This was the year of our nation’s centennial. Per the Third Flag Act of 1818, stars were not officially added until the 4th of July following a state's addition. For this reason, 37 remained the official star count for the American flag until part way through the following year. Flag-making was a competitive venture, however, and few flag-makers would have continued to produce 37 star flags when their competitors were making 38’s. Many flag-makers added a 38th star before Colorado entered the Union, in the early part of 1876, or possibly even prior. In fact, many makers of printed flags, called parade flags or hand-wavers, were actually producing flags in the 39 star count, in hopeful anticipation of the addition of two more Western Territories instead of one.
It is for these reasons that 38, 39, and 13 stars, to representing the original 13 colonies, are most often seen on flags displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition. Hosted in Philadelphia, this enormous event was our nation’s first World’s Fair, lasted for a duration of six months, and served as the nucleus of celebrations held to honor America’s 100-year anniversary of independence. The 38 star flag became official on July 4th, 1877 and was generally used until the 39th state was added in November of 1889.
This is probably a homemade flag, though sewn by a very skilled hand, or possibly, by two different individuals. The stripes are pieced and sewn entirely by hand, with remarkable care and precision. The canton is constructed of two lengths of blue fabric, that have been joined with treadle stitching. This was joined to the striped field by hand. The stars are double-appliquéd (applied to both sides) with treadle stitching. There is a treadle-sewn, cotton binding along the hoist, with five, hand-sewn grommets.
It is extremely unusual to encounter this combination of sewing methods. Soon after the sewing machine was mass-marketed, in the mid-1850’s, flag-makers both public and private made good use of treadle machines, to join stripes, when constructing American flags. During the Civil War (1861-65), most stripes were treadle-sewn. Stars were another matter. Until the advent of electric machines...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
38 Star Antique American Flag, Colorado Statehood, circa 1876-1889
Located in York County, PA
38 star antique American parade flag with scattered star orientation, made of silk, with generous scale and vivid colors, Colorado Statehood, 1876-1889
38 star American national p...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Price Upon Request
Elaborate Sailor Souvenir of Washington Crossing the Delaware, circa 1885-1912
Located in York County, PA
Elaborate sailor’s souvenir embroidery from the orient with a beautiful hand-painted image of Washington crossing the Delaware, surrounded by a large eagle, federal shield, crossed flags, a cannon, cannonballs, and anchor, circa 1885-1910:
Between roughly 1880 and 1915, American sailors visiting the orient could obtain beautiful needlework embroideries on shore, with patriotic American themes. These extraordinary works of art were acquired as mementos of a long voyage, often with the hope that they might be presented as gifts for loved ones and friends.
Using silk floss, elaborately embellished with both silver and gold metallic bullion thread...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Hand-Sewn 13 Star Cornflower Blue 32 Foot Commission Pennant circa 1845-1865
Located in York County, PA
ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, 32-FOOT, SHIP’S COMMISSION PENNANT OF THE 1845-1865 ERA, A HOMEMADE, COTTON EXAMPLE, WITH 13 STARS ON A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON, IN A BEAUTIFUL STATE OF PRESERVATION
Commission pennants are the distinguishing mark of a commissioned U.S. Navy ship. A ship becomes commissioned when the pennant is hoisted. Flown during both times of peace and war, the only time it is not flown is if a flag officer or civilian official is aboard and replaces it with their own flag. Flown at the topmast, this would be the first thing one would see coming over the horizon and identified the vessel as a warship.
Sometimes the owners of private ships mimicked the use of Navy signals. Some seafaring men would have served in the Navy and become privy to various practices in that capacity. Others flew them purely for stylistic reasons, either on a regular basis or while the boat was dressed for special occasion. Hudson River steamers regularly flew pennants of this nature, as evidenced by period photography as well as the paintings of artists such as John and James Bard...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Fabric Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
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