Promotional Button

Name/Title

Promotional Button

Entry/Object ID

1928.1.1h

Description

Round, white metal button printed with a United States flag with 13 stars and the number 76 in the blue field. The inscription, 'SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / BATTLE OF BENNINGTON AUGUST 16, 1927 / OLDEST STARS AND STRIPES FLAG USED AT BATTLE OF BENNINGTON 1777" surround the flag. A green satin-woven silk ribbon hangs from the button. There is a piece of cardboard inserted into the back of the button beneath the pin with the makers mark.

Context

Produced for the Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of the Battle of Bennington

Acquisition

Accession

1928.1

Source or Donor

Spargo, John

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1927

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Button, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Bennington Sesquicentennial