Mary Pickersgill

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Mary Pickersgill was an American flag maker best known for creating the enormous Star-Spangled Banner flag that inspired the United States national anthem during the War of 1812.

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Mary Pickersgill canonical 13
Mary Young Pickersgill 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
flag maker
person
birthName Mary Young
burialPlace Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
commissionedBy George Armistead
surface form: Major George Armistead
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
createdFor Fort McHenry
United States Army
dateOfBirth 1776-02-12
dateOfDeath 1857-10-04
employer self-employed
era early 19th century United States
familyName Pickersgill
flagDimensions approximately 30 by 42 feet
flagType garrison flag
fullName Mary Pickersgill self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mary Young Pickersgill
gender female
givenName Mary
hasMemorial Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
hasMonument Mary Pickersgill monument in Baltimore
heritage American Revolutionary era
inspired Francis Scott Key
inspiredWork The Star-Spangled Banner
surface form: The Star-Spangled Banner (United States national anthem)
knownFor creating a large garrison flag for Fort McHenry
sewing the Star-Spangled Banner flag
language English
mother Rebecca Young
nationality American
notableEvent completion of the Star-Spangled Banner flag in 1813
notableWork United States flag
surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
numberOfStarsOnFlag 15
numberOfStripesOnFlag 15
occupation flag maker
seamstress
participatedIn War of 1812
surface form: War of 1812 (as civilian artisan)
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
religion Methodist (attributed)
residence Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
spouse John Pickersgill
workedWith African American assistants (unnamed in records)
her daughter Caroline Pickersgill
workLocation Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Fort McHenry flagDesigner Mary Pickersgill
Mary Pickersgill fullName Mary Pickersgill self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mary Young Pickersgill
Pickersgill usedBy Mary Pickersgill
Pickersgill creator Mary Pickersgill
subject surface form: Star-Spangled Banner flag
her daughter Caroline Pickersgill mother Mary Pickersgill
subject surface form: Caroline Pickersgill
her daughter Caroline Pickersgill assistantOf Mary Pickersgill
subject surface form: Caroline Pickersgill
her daughter Caroline Pickersgill workedWith Mary Pickersgill
subject surface form: Caroline Pickersgill
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House resident Mary Pickersgill
John Pickersgill spouse Mary Pickersgill
Rebecca Young motherOf Mary Pickersgill
Rebecca Young hasRelative Mary Pickersgill
Rebecca Young notableFamilyMember Mary Pickersgill
Mary Young alsoKnownAs Mary Pickersgill