American Flag 13 Stars Yacht

ANTIQUE AMERICAN PRIVATE YACHT FLAG (ENSIGN) WITH 13 STARS AROUND A CANTED ANCHOR, IN A VERY LARGE SCALE FOR THE FORM, MADE DURING THE LAST DECADE OF THE 19TH CENTURY: The medallion...

ANTIQUE AMERICAN PRIVATE YACHT FLAG (ENSIGN) WITH 13 STARS SURROUNDING A CANTED ANCHOR, CIRCA 1910 – 1920’s The medallion configuration, 13-star, 13-stripe flag with a canted cente...

13 STAR PRIVATE YACHT FLAG, A SCARCE AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE WITH SINGLE-APPLIQUED, HAND-SEWN STARS AND ANCHOR, PROBABLY MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY, CA 1890-1910: This private y...

13 STAR PRIVATE YACHT FLAG, A SCARCE AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE WITH SINGLE-APPLIQUÉD, HAND-SEWN STARS AND ANCHOR, MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY, CA 1865-1890: This private yacht ensi...

13 STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION ON A SMALL-SCALE ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE 1895-1926 ERA, SIGNED "TAUTOG," PROBABLY FLOWN ON THE YACHT OF THAT NAME BY OWNER GEORGE GARDINER ...

In addition to their use on private yachts, the U.S. Navy used the 13 star count on small boats until 1916 (without an anchor), because it was easier to discern fewer stars at a dist...

13 STARS U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, MADE AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD IN NEW YORK CITY, DATED 1904: 13 star American national flag of the type used by the U.S.

Its anchor is unusually fine and narrow, but it is uncommonly attractive, set within a wide wreath of 13 stars. The medallion configuration, 13-star, 13-stripe flag with a canted ...

Beginning around 1890, 13 star flags were commonly flown by the owners of private yachts.

13 STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION ON A SMALL-SCALE FLAG OF THE 1890-1920'S ERA: 13 star flag of the type made from roughly the last decade of the 19th century through the firs...

13 stars in a variation of a very rare configuration called the "trumbull pattern", named because of the use of flags in this basic design--a square of stars surrounding a single cen...

This is a 13-star U.S. flag known as a “Private Boat Ensign” or Naval Boat Flag, used first by the United States Navy, the practice of flying 13-star flags on the aft section of priv...

Antique American Private Yacht Flag (Ensign) With 13 Stars Surrounding A Canted Anchor, An Attractive, Elongated Example With An Off-set Device, circa 1905–1920.

The medallion configuration, 13-star, 13-stripe flag with a canted center anchor was entered into official use in 1848, following an act of Congress, that made it the official signal...

13 STAR PRIVATE YACHT ENSIGN, A NICE GRAPHIC EXAMPLE WITH AN ATTRACTIVE, CANTED ANCHOR, DATED 1908: 13 star private yacht ensign with an uncommonly fat and attractive anchor, sign...

13 STARS IN THE BETSY ROSS PATTERN, AN EXTREMELY SCARCE SEWN EXAMPLE IN A TINY SIZE, 1895-1926: 13 star American national flag, made in the period between 1895 and the 1920’s, wit...

13 HAND-SEWN STARS, 1876 CENTENNIAL ERA, IN A RARE, SMALL, AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE SIZE FOR THE PERIOD: 13 Star American national flag, either made in celebration of the nation’s cen...

13 HAND-SEWN STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION, AN EXTREMELY SCARCE, SMALL SIZE FOR THE PERIOD, 1876 CENTENNIAL ERA: 13 Star American national flag, either made in celebration of...

13 STARS IN THE 3rd MARYLAND PATTERN ON A CIVIL WAR ERA FLAG WITH THE SMALLEST HAND-APPLIQUÉD STARS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN ON A WOOL EXAMPLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY: We have made 13 st...

13 STAR FLAG IN THE 3rd MARYLAND PATTERN, AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE WITH THE STRIPES STARTING AND ENDING ON WHITE AND A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON RESTING ON THE WAR STRIPE, LIKELY PRE-CI...

13 Star Private Yacht Ensign Flag with a "Star Brand" Maker's Label, An Elongated Format, A Pleasantly Shaped Anchor And A Nice Shade Of Indigo Blue, 1910-1920 era: The medallion con...

I have handled only one other flag that had larger embroidery-work stars. Unbeknownst to the vast majority of Americans, the star pattern most often associated with our first flag...

13 STARS IN A VARIATION OF A VERY RARE CONFIGURATION CALLED THE "TRUMBULL PATTERN", NAMED BECAUSE OF THE USE OF FLAGS IN THIS BASIC DESIGN--A SQUARE OF STARS SURROUNDING A SINGLE CEN...

For some reason the 4-5-4 pattern was not popular during the celebration of our nation’s 100-year anniversary in 1876 or thereafter, so it is both desired and more interesting than s...

UNITED STATES NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN WITH 13 HAND-SEWN STARS, ONE OF THE SMALLEST THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THIS TINY SIZE, MADE BY THE NAVY IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 1903: 13 star Ame...

13 HAND-SEWN STARS, 1876 CENTENNIAL ERA, IN A RARE, SMALL, AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE SIZE FOR THE PERIOD: 13 Star American national flag, either made in celebration of the nation’s cen...

13 STARS, CIVIL WAR PERIOD, 1861-65, IN A RARE, SMALL SIZE AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES AND WITH A RARE VARIATION OF A WREATH DESIGN THAT HAS MORE OF AN OCTAGON PROFILE THAN CIRCULAR: 13...

In 1848, the New York Yacht Club helped bring about legislation that allowed pleasure boats to bypass customs by flying 13 star flags with an anchor in the center of a circle of ...

Most private yacht flags carried different designs. Note the huge size of the stars on this particular flag, which have an unusually fat profile and point in various directions on...

ANTIQUE AMERICAN U.S. NAVY JACK WITH 38 HAND-SEWN STARS AND A RARE MAKER'S MARK OF FLAG AND SAILMAKER W.

U.S. NAVY JACK WITH 37 STARS, AN ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN EXAMPLE WITH SINGLE-APPLIQUÉD STARS, MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY BETWEEN 1867 AND 1876, RECONSTRUCTION ERA, NEBRASKA STATEHOOD:...

When under way, the Jack is furled and the ensign may be kept in place or shifted to a gaff if the ship is so equipped. The American Navy jack is a blue flag with a field of white s...

Most private yacht flags carried different designs. This is an unusually large example among small boat ensigns with 13 stars.

While the U.S. Navy flew 13 star flags on small boats from at least the mid-19th century onward, over a period lasting officially until 1916, American Navy jacks apparently did not b...

Grommets on other types of flags are never so specifically marked. The stars of this particular example are arranged in rows of 3-2-3-2-3, which is the most often seen pattern in ...

Presented is a 13-star Yacht Ensign from the early 20th century, dated 1900-1925. The machine-sewn canton has 13 single-appliqued white cotton stars arranged in a medallion, enclosin...

A racing flag from the Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia, circa 1936. This large racing flag was made from pieced wool bunting with machine stitched bunting and a canvas sleeve stamped ‘...