Relic, Historic

Bennington Declaration

Name/Title

Relic, Historic

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-28

Description

Photographic reproduction of the Bennington Declaration. Mounted in bronze plaque framed in glass. On the tablet is "THE / BENNINGTON DECLARATION / SIGNED EARLY IN 1775 / BY THIRTY NINE FREEHOLDERS / OF VERMONT / TWENTY SEVEN OF WHOM LATER BORE ARMS / IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY / ORIGINAL OWNED BY THE / VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY" in raised letters.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

16-5/16 in

Width

11-3/8 in

Material

Paper