ANTIQUE c1908 GREAT WHITE FLEET JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERY EAGLE & SHIELD BANNER For Sale

NOW OFFERED IS THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERY OF THE AMERICAN EAGLE AND FLAG SHIELD BANNER. THE EMBROIDERY, WHICH DATES FROM THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S GREAT WHITE FLEET CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD OF 1907-1909, HAS BEEN AT SOME TIME IN THE PAST, LAID DOWN ON BLACK CLOTH DUE TO SOME PIECES MISSING PRIMARILY FROM THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS, WITH LESSER CHIPPING TO SOME OTHER EDGES.
SILK MEASURES 24 1/2” x 29 1/2” AND IS IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD, CLEAN AND BRIGHT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED MISSING PIECES AND CHIPS.