American Revolution. Betsy Ross presenting the prototype for a US flag with 13 white, five pointed stars arranged in a circle on a blue field, positioned in the upper corner of a field of alternating red and white stripes. Ross, a professional upholsterer in Philadelphia, was consulted by General George Washington for this work in 1776. This conjectural scene shows L-R: Washington, Robert Morris, George Ross (Betsys husband), and Betsy Ross