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Frame with four Confederate States of America miniature flags

late 19th - early 20th century

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Four miniature souvenir Confederate States of America flags displayed in a black frame with a glass pane. The flags have been secured to a black paper backing with clear tape and paper tape. Along the top edge of the frame, above each of the flags taped to the top half of the frame, are the letters [A] and [B] handwritten in white paint on clear paint. Along the bottom edge of the frame, below each of the flags taped to the bottom half of the frame, are the letters [C] and [D] handwritten in white paint on clear paint. Also along the bottom edge of the frame in the center is a painted white rectangle with handwritten black text that reads [R282]. The miniature flag labeled [A] in the top left corner is the third Official Flag of the Confederate States of America.

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Catalog reference: 2017.108.16

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