- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1917-1945
- Medium
- thread and fringe on silk (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (frame): 11 3/16 × 14 3/16 × 1/2 in. (28.4 × 36 × 1.3 cm)
- H x W (flag): 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.6 × 29.8 cm)
- Description
- The Blue Star Flag, or Service Flag, is a symbol of a family member in military service. The silk flag banner has a blue star set in the center surrounded by a rectangular field of white set into a larger red rectangle. A gold tassel surrounds three sides. The flag is sewn in sections that can be seen by the lighter thread throughout. The flag has several tears and some areas of loss in the red silk and in the fringe.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Type
- flags
- Topic
- Families
- Military
- World War I
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
- Object number
- 2017.111.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




