Beschreibung:

Lot of 2 glazed cotton, printed parade flags, each with 8 stars in a medallion configuration, with one slightly larger star at center surrounded by a ring of seven stars, 3.25 x 4.5 in., mounted on wooden dowels, one partly broken. Most likely made during the Civil War period to commemorate Virginia's secession from the Union, on April 17, 1861, Virginia became the 8th Confederate state to secede. While Northerners waved 13-star parade flags and flags with the full star count, some Southerners waved 7, 8, and 9-star flags to show their loyalty to the Confederacy. Condition: Some staining to flags; one flag's dowel partly broken.