Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
TX01273 |
Object Name |
Flag |
Collection |
Wilderstein |
Date |
c.1917 |
Description |
Red banner with white rectangle and 2 blue stars in center. Gold silk embroidered star to left of rectangle. White one inch strip on left side with two grommets. Known as the Blue Star Mothers' flag with a Gold Star representing a son killed in the war. The stars represent Henry E. M. Suckley, and his two surviving brothers Robert B. Suckley, Jr. and Arthur R. L.Suckley. |
Material |
Cotton/Metal/Silk |
People |
Suckley, Arthur Rutsen (1890-1975) Suckley, Henry Eglinton Montgomery (1887-1917) Suckley, Robert "Robin" Bowne, Jr.(1888-1974) |
Subjects |
Flags Signs and symbols World War, 1914-1918 |
Legal Status |
Property of Wilderstein Historic Site. |