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Often made of silk or thin wool bunting, flags and banners are our most patriotic national textile. They are also the most fragile, and require advanced conservation techniques for their preservation.
In some cases flags are mounted on fabric-covered solid support mounts onto which color-compensating patches are sewn. The flag is then pressure mounted, requiring minimal stitching. In extreme cases, a textile may require an adhesive treatment to consolidate and stabilize the fragments.
Museum Textile Services has had the privilege of working with many individuals and institutions to preserve historic Civil War, GAR, Naval, other American flags.
Read about the rededication of the Woburn GAR Flag here
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