A 13-STAR AMERICAN SHIELD SAID TO HAVE BEEN USED DURING THE 1789 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.
A 13 Star Shield said to have used at the 1789 President George Washngton's inauguration sold for a record price of $ 262,500.00.
This hand sewn 13 Star Shield was past down though a Family from Maine since the American Revolution.
The shield is made of period cotton-linen and hand sewn. One of only a couple spectacular 13 Star Shields that still exist today including the 13 Star Shield that is dispalyed on J.T. Francis Collections. In Addition to the Shield the Family sold some of the most Historical pieces of our American Revolution.