New York State Museum installed the flag on Monday, July 6. Photo from Facebook

The New York State Museum is displaying a U.S. flag reportedly given to the Six Nations Iroquois by the federal government in the early 1800s.

The presentation flag features the familiar stripes on the U.S. flag. But an image of an eagle replaces the stars on the upper left corner.

The flag is believed to have presented to the Six Nations Iroquois around 1813. According to the museum, it ended up in the hands of a minster who said he received it from Eleazer Williams, a Mohawk man who served in the U.S. military at the time.

A closeup of the presentation flag. Photo from New York State Museum

"Prior to conservation, the flag was in very fragile condition and could not be unfolded, studied or displayed without causing significant damage," the museum said in a press release. "The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation prepared and conserved the flag so that it may be properly stored and displayed."

The flag will be on display at the Native Peoples of New York Hall of the museum for six months.

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