3 x 4 in. hand-painted flag, possibly cotton, comprised of a 5 silver stars on a blue canton with 13 red and white stripes. The name "Macallister" is stenciled on the flag, which is affixed to a 6 in. long thin pole.

The small flag is accompanied by the book in which it was originally found: BUCK, Charles. A Theological Dictionary, Containing Definitions Of All Religious Terms; A Comprehensive View Of Every Article In The System Of Divinity; An Impartial Account Of All The Principal Denominations Which Have Subsisted In The Religious World...Philadelphia: William W. Woodward, 1825. Owner's name inscribed on front pastedown.

Although the origin of this flag is unknown, the small size suggests that it was used as a "bible flag," possibly during the Civil War. Often made for a soldier by a mother, wife, sister or sweetheart, these smaller flags were carried by soldiers in pocket bibles as a reminder of loved ones at home. If indeed a war-date "bible flag," the 5-star flag may have been made in celebration of Georgia's secession, the fifth state to do so, in January 1861. However, this cannot be confirmed.