Blue Star flag
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Blue Star flag

Unidentified · 1917-1945

thread and fringe on silk (textile)
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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.

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