Silk Confederate company presentation flag
parade banner utilizing a variety of fabrics, including silk, silk damask, velvet, and cotton, with design elements that are both stitched and painted. Banner: 83"H x 87"W; Frame: 91"H x 98.75"W. The large parade banner pays homage to the Civil War veterans of the 69th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, Irish Brigade. The banner is post-Civil War, of undetermined age. PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Sam Wyly, Dallas, Texas. NOTE: In the center of the banner is a large heraldic garter with the legend, "United We Stand Divided We Fall," inside the garter is an eagle with spread wings above a riband with "Union Forever," below the riband is an American shield with thirteen stars and fourteen stripes, to each side of the shield is a draped flag with a total of eighteen visible stars. The rim of the garter has rococo flourishes and, on each side, the Harp of Erin with clouds and lightning bolts, on a bed of shamrocks. A large riband at the top reads, "69th Regiment N.Y.S.V." with three shamrocks at each end. Below the central garter is a riband with "Irish Brigade" flanked by single shamrocks. The green silk central field is surrounded by a dark red velvet border with seven stars on each side, and below another American shield flanked by flags showing twenty-three stars and a blue riband with a total of eighteen stars. The top of the banner has loops for a pole and two silk tassels. The bottom of the banner has a knotted fringe. NOTE: The 69th Regiment, New York State Volunteers predates the Civil War and perpetuates units that date back to the Revolutionary War. The successor units to the 69th Regiment have participated in every American conflict of the last 150 years.
Silk Confederate company presentation flag
parade banner utilizing a variety of fabrics, including silk, silk damask, velvet, and cotton, with design elements that are both stitched and painted. Banner: 83"H x 87"W; Frame: 91"H x 98.75"W. The large parade banner pays homage to the Civil War veterans of the 69th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, Irish Brigade. The banner is post-Civil War, of undetermined age. PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Sam Wyly, Dallas, Texas. NOTE: In the center of the banner is a large heraldic garter with the legend, "United We Stand Divided We Fall," inside the garter is an eagle with spread wings above a riband with "Union Forever," below the riband is an American shield with thirteen stars and fourteen stripes, to each side of the shield is a draped flag with a total of eighteen visible stars. The rim of the garter has rococo flourishes and, on each side, the Harp of Erin with clouds and lightning bolts, on a bed of shamrocks. A large riband at the top reads, "69th Regiment N.Y.S.V." with three shamrocks at each end. Below the central garter is a riband with "Irish Brigade" flanked by single shamrocks. The green silk central field is surrounded by a dark red velvet border with seven stars on each side, and below another American shield flanked by flags showing twenty-three stars and a blue riband with a total of eighteen stars. The top of the banner has loops for a pole and two silk tassels. The bottom of the banner has a knotted fringe. NOTE: The 69th Regiment, New York State Volunteers predates the Civil War and perpetuates units that date back to the Revolutionary War. The successor units to the 69th Regiment have participated in every American conflict of the last 150 years.
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