Fabric from "Star-Spangled Banner" Goes To Auction-- Part 2: Two Pieces

Major George Armistead had commissioned a local Baltimore woman named Mary Pickersgill to make two flags for Fort McHenry.  The largest one was flown the morning after the British bombardment.  This is the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write his poem.

The majority of the flag (after the pieces of fabric were cut off) was donated to the Smithsonian by Armistead's family.

This two by 3.25-inch white segment of the flag and a red 1.5 by 1.25-inch swatch are being offered for $40,000.

--Brock-Perry