Pennant Flag
Artifact IDMO 63.4885a
Object Type
Flag
Date
n.d.
Medium
Cotton
DimensionsOverall H 17 in x W 17 in (43.2 cm x 43.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionPennant composed of a fouled anchor encircled by thirteen stars stitched onto a blue field.
Historical NoteThis section from a pennant flag hung in President John F. Kennedy's Oval Office of the White House. An inscription on the back of the original frame read: "The flag of John Barry father of the American Navy, commanded the Lexington, Eff… Rawley and alliance on which he carried Lafayette to France in 1781. This flag flew on the Raleigh where Barry was captured and escaped taking the flag with him. Barry was borne in County Wexford Ireland and died and was buried in the Catholic …. In Philadelphia. The flag was given by him to a Catholic priest in Philadelphia and became the property of James Shaw(?) where the decendents of the priest sold his affects from the James ...(?) collections." However, it is unlikely that the fragment owned by JFK came from the USS Raleigh.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteThis item is material associated with the White House the Kennedy Administration and the Executive Offices of the President. It was either government property or was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.Subjects
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