The flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 — the largest battle flag in existence — measures 36 by 29 feet and was made by Mary Young Pickersgill and her two nieces, who cut its pieces at home and sewed it at a local brewery. During bombardment, it was pierced several times. It was restored some 100 years later and taken to the National Museum in Washington, D.C.

The flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 — the largest battle flag in existence — measures 36 by 29 feet and was made by Mary Young Pickersgill and her two nieces, who cut its pieces at home and sewed it at a local brewery. During bombardment, it was pierced several times. It was restored some 100 years later and taken to the National Museum in Washington, D.C.

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