Mary Pickersgill
E15634
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Pickersgill canonical | 13 |
| Mary Young Pickersgill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T133027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mary Pickersgill Context triple: [Fort McHenry, flagDesigner, Mary Pickersgill]
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A.
Elizabeth Howe
Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
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B.
Sara Ann Delano
Sara Ann Delano was an American socialite and the mother of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and patriot best known for his midnight ride to warn colonial militia of approaching British forces at the start of the American Revolution.
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D.
James Montgomery Flagg
James Montgomery Flagg was an American artist and illustrator best known for creating the iconic World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam pointing with the caption "I Want YOU for U.S. Army."
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E.
Eastman Johnson
Eastman Johnson was a prominent 19th-century American painter, often called the “American Rembrandt,” known for his genre scenes and portraits that captured everyday life and notable figures of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mary Pickersgill Target entity description: 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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A.
Elizabeth Howe
Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
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B.
Sara Ann Delano
Sara Ann Delano was an American socialite and the mother of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and patriot best known for his midnight ride to warn colonial militia of approaching British forces at the start of the American Revolution.
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D.
James Montgomery Flagg
James Montgomery Flagg was an American artist and illustrator best known for creating the iconic World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam pointing with the caption "I Want YOU for U.S. Army."
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E.
Eastman Johnson
Eastman Johnson was a prominent 19th-century American painter, often called the “American Rembrandt,” known for his genre scenes and portraits that captured everyday life and notable figures of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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flag maker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Young ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
George Armistead
ⓘ
surface form:
Major George Armistead
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| 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
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surface form:
Mary Young Pickersgill
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| 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
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surface form:
The Star-Spangled Banner (United States national anthem)
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| knownFor |
creating a large garrison flag for Fort McHenry
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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
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| numberOfStarsOnFlag | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfStripesOnFlag | 15 ⓘ |
| occupation |
flag maker
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seamstress ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
War of 1812
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surface form:
War of 1812 (as civilian artisan)
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| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| religion | Methodist (attributed) ⓘ |
| residence |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| spouse | John Pickersgill ⓘ |
| workedWith |
African American assistants (unnamed in records)
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her daughter Caroline Pickersgill ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Subject: Mary Pickersgill Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (14)
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