3x5 ft BENNINGTON 76 COTTON FLAG Sewn Embroidered Stars 76 Sewn Stripes USA Made

Description

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3x5 ft
BENNINGTON
76
Independence Day Celebration Flag
(The Fillmore Flag circa 1826)
100% Made in the
USA
Sewn Embroidered 7 Point Stars
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Sewn Embroidered "76"
Sewn Stripes
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Bulldog COTTON Bunting Material
Heavyweight Cotton spun from sturdy 2 ply carded yarns.
Canvas Header & Brass Grommets
Cotton Bunting Flag Material Designed for Indoor Use - Not Recommended to be Flown Outdoors
These are the most attractive flags for indoor display and/or limited outdoor use.
Heavyweight cotton spun from sturdy 2 ply carded yarns.
Recreates an authentic look and feel of a time gone by.
These flags have a very sturdy canvas header and brass grommets.
The Flag Manufacturers, nor our company,
can control weather conditions which may result in pre-mature fading, tears in the fly end, or color bleeding. There is no warranty implied or otherwise stated for the misuse and/or mishandling of any flag purchased and flown during periods of extreme weather conditions; including but not limited to extreme sun and heat, wind and lightning storms, and/or rain/snow/sleet, and/or other wet weather conditions. It is the buyer(s) responsibility to ensure to make the necessary precautions in not allowing any flag to be flown during extreme weather conditions.
The Bennington 76 Flag
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The large '76' makes it easily identifiable as banner from the American Revolution, evoking Spirit of '76 nostalgia.
One legend claims that the original Bennington flag was carried off the field by Nathaniel Fillmore and passed down through the Fillmore family, and was, at one time, in the possession of President Milliard Fillmore, Nathaniel's grandson.
Philetus P. Fillmore flew a Bennington flag in 1877, to commemorate the Battle of Bennington. Mrs. Maude Fillmore Wilson donated the family flag to the Bennington Museum. Because of the family association, the flag is also referred to as the "Fillmore flag".
Many doubt the actual use of the Fillmore flag at the Battle of Bennington.  A
Green Mountain Boys flag belonging to John Stark generally accepted to have been there, but the Bennington flag has become more strongly associated with the event.
Both Stark's flag and the Fillmore flag are held in a collection at the Bennington Museum, but the Stark flag is accepted as an 18th century regimental banner, while the museum has dated the Bennington flag from the 19th century based on the nature of the machine-woven fabric it is made from.
The flag may have been made to evoke revolutionary sentiment during the War of 1812 (also fought against Great Britain), or to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1826.
The curator of textiles in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of History and Technology speculated that the flag may even have been a centennial banner, made circa 1876 The original is preserved at the Bennington Museum in Bennington Vermont.
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:
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