American, late 19th/early 20th century, tapered square form with diamond finial, red and blue stripes on cream ground, mounted to circular black base, old dry paint surface, 87 in., Provenance: Property from the Collection of the Late Parker B. Poe, Thomasville, Georgia, now the Property of the Thomasville Center for the Arts paint old and dry but some evidence of possible early repaint, paint with flaking, wear, and discoloration, some separations at joints, one side with scar from previous brace, now removed, circular base is modern