Rare Louisiana Patriotic Banner

Rare Louisiana Patriotic Banner c. 1876, swallowtail-form, hand-painted light canvas, tacked to wooden staff with acorn finials, the upper blue ground with 22 stars, with a canted banner of Louisiana, the lower register with a stylized State Seal of Louisiana, "The Pelican in Her Piety", enclosed within a gold border with fleurs de lys, presented in a custom shadowbox hardwood framed with acrylic glazing, banner 62 in. x 31 in., framed 80 in. x 56 in. Note: Originally found with a group of several state banners and thought to have been part of the patriotic displays of a political convention, national exposition, or world's fair. Illustrated: A Kentucky banner from the same series is illustrated in Harding, Deborah. Stars and Stripes: Patriotic Motifs in American Folk Art, New York, Rizzoli, 2002, p. 52 Provenance: Jeff R. Bridgman, Antique Flags, Pennsylvania.

Estimate:$10,000

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