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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Flag: 13 stars and anchor
Title
Flag: 13 stars and anchor
Object name
Flag
Date
1900-1940
Medium
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. ( 67.3 x 104.8 cm )
Description
Wool U.S. yacht ensign of the yacht Bellemere; national colors with a white foul anchor surrounded by thirteen stars in the blue canton; thirteen red and white stripes; cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line
Bequest of Samuel T. Shaw
Object Number
1946.247
Gallery Label
In 1848, through the influence of the New York Yacht Club an act encouraging yachting was enacted. Included in this was a flag design prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, which continues to be recognized as the Yacht Ensign: "...the American ensign, substituting in the blue field a white foul anchor, encircled by thirteen stars in white in lieu of a star for each state."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
