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GUSN-3195
A large rectangular flag with a red field and an off-white circle enclosing a dark blue 'T'; it is pieced and handsewn; threaded with a rope for hanging.
flags
hand sewing
hemp (fiber)
linen (material)
wool (textile)
Linen
Wool
Hemp
Machine Sewn
FLAG
Inscribed on a hanging tag from the rope loop: ""House flag of the/Tucker family/South Dartmouth/Whaling Ships/Checkerboard and/whaling strainer also/acquired."" [in NFL's hand]
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
90 (H) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.978
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