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 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