Fifteen stars and fifteen stripes (one star has been cut out).Commissioned by Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry.Made in Baltimore, Maryland, in July-August 1813 by flagmaker Mary Pickersgill.Quick Facts about the Star-Spangled Banner Flag The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.
