Betsy Ross flag
Revolutionary War standard
The Betsy Ross flag is an early American flag design featuring thirteen stars arranged in a circle on a blue canton, representing the original colonies.
The design is attributed to Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross, though historical evidence for her role is thin.
The flag appears in patriotic contexts but has recently been adopted by some nationalist movements, giving it contested political associations.
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- stripesParallel linear markings
- thirteenAfter twelve, before fourteen
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
Philadelphia · revolution · patriot · American · sewing · sewing circle · needle · circle · Continental Congress · independence · 1776 · Fourth of July · legend · colonial · red · white · blue · red white and blue
- flagscolors, bunting, banner, standard, ensign
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Declaration of Independence
- patriotic decorationsbunting, red white blue, stars and stripes, banners, pennants
- AmericanaFourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie, baseball
- historical anecdotesTrojan horse, Gordian knot, wooden horse, Lady Godiva