Editing Old Glory (section)

==Smithsonian Institution collection==
The Smithsonian Institution has regarded the Roland flag as the authentic Old Glory, since "documentary evidence in the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] suggests it was the one hidden in the quilt and presented to Union troops who took Nashville. The Roland flag is 17×10 feet. The Peabody flag is 12×6 feet.<ref name="Jenkins"/>

In June 2006, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH) loaned the Roland flag to the [[Tennessee State Museum]] in Nashville for an eight-month exhibit entitled "Old Glory: An American Treasure Comes Home".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bostick |first=Alan |date=14 February 2006 |title=Old Glory returns here for eight-month stay at Tennessee State Museum |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/276327757/ |work=The Tennessean |location=Nashville |page=B1 |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 May 2019}} {{registration required}} for users with library access, otherwise a paid subscription is necessary.</ref> The flag was in fragile condition and had to be carefully shipped and displayed.<ref name="Returns"/>

A conservation evaluation of both flags by NMAH [[curator]] Jennifer Locke Jones and Thomassen-Krauss began in 2012. Preliminary findings indicate that the larger Roland flag has the stronger claim to being the original Old Glory but that the Peabody flag dated to the same era and is a legitimate Driver family heirloom and Civil War–era relic. The Roland Old Glory is heavily worn on the fly edges, consistent with the wear of a seagoing flag.<ref name="Jenkins"/>

The Peabody Essex Museum has in its collection fragmentary scraps from what was claimed to be Old Glory.<ref name="Jenkins"/>