▁ ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁work ▁performed ▁by ▁Shaw ' s ▁shop ▁was ▁a ▁commission ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁ma h og any ▁arm ch airs ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁des ks ▁for ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁pieces ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁shop ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁Shaw ' s ▁employees , ▁William ▁and ▁Washington ▁T uck , ▁who ▁opened ▁their ▁own ▁shop ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁When ▁Shaw ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁Washington ▁T uck ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁care t aker ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁House . ▁ ▁John ▁Shaw ▁flags ▁To ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁when ▁Congress ▁would ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁House , ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁to ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 8 4 , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Maryland ▁commission ed ▁John ▁Shaw ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁U . S . ▁flag . ▁The ▁flag ▁was ▁slightly ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁designs ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁with ▁the ▁blue ▁field ▁extending ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁ho ist . ▁Shaw ▁created ▁two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁flag : ▁one ▁which ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁stri pe ▁and ▁another ▁that ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁stri pe . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁flags ▁fle w ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁House , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁fle w ▁on ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁A ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Shaw ▁flag , ▁copied ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 7