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USA merchant ensign (1812-14)

Fifteen star American flag, 1795-1818 pattern, from a merchant brig captured by HMS Borer, Captain Richard Coote during the War of 1812. It is made of hand-woven wool bunting with cotton stars and is hand-sewn.
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Object Details

ID: AAA0550
Collection: Flags
Type: Civil ensign
Display location: Not on display
Events: War of 1812, 1812-1815
Vessels: Borer (1812)
Date made: 1813-1814
People: Coote, Richard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: flag: 1930.4 x 3454.4 mm