ZFC Item Section - Declaration of Independence Commemorative Print.

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Publication Copy	Madaus, Howard M., Dr, Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict. Santa Cruz: VZ Publications, 2006, p.11 Declaration of Independence Commemorative Print The Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, that replaced the British Union Jack in the flag representing the United Colonies with a blue canton bearing the 13 stars of the independent United States, was the result of a political decision made nearly a year earlier. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, and first read to the public two days later on July 4th now celebrated as Americas Independence Day. Although it had long been read annually at commemorations on that day, a new appreciation for the document took hold just prior to its fiftieth anniversary in 1826. That was especially the case when the nation learned of the death of two of its principal authors John Adams and Thomas Jeffersonon July 4th that year. This commemorative weaving bears the text of the Declaration of Independence, the seals of the 13 original states, and vignettes of Presidents Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. There are also pictures of the Boston Tea Party, the surrender of General Gates at Saratoga, and an American eagle carrying a flag. Examples of the same print in blue and white survive and versions printed on paper are also known. Date:1824 1828 or earlier Size:29" wide x 32" long Medium:Printed cotton; hand-stitched Provenance:Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection in 1997 from the De Young Museum San Francisco CA Collection through Butterfield & Butterfield Auction House of San Francisco, CA. ZFC0212

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Title information is available upon specific request. Additional information available upon request to researchers, writers and others demonstrating special circumstances. In some situations, information may not be available.

Publication Copy

Madaus, Howard M., Dr, Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict. Santa Cruz: VZ Publications, 2006, p.11

Declaration of Independence Commemorative Print
The Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777, that replaced the British Union Jack in the flag representing the United Colonies with a blue canton bearing the 13 stars of the independent United States, was the result of a political decision made nearly a year earlier. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, and first read to the public two days later on July 4th now celebrated as Americas Independence Day. Although it had long been read annually at commemorations on that day, a new appreciation for the document took hold just prior to its fiftieth anniversary in 1826. That was especially the case when the nation learned of the death of two of its principal authors John Adams and Thomas Jeffersonon July 4th that year. This commemorative weaving bears the text of the Declaration of Independence, the seals of the 13 original states, and vignettes of Presidents Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. There are also pictures of the Boston Tea Party, the surrender of General Gates at Saratoga, and an American eagle carrying a flag. Examples of the same print in blue and white survive and versions printed on paper are also known.

Date:1824 1828 or earlier
Size:29" wide x 32" long
Medium:Printed cotton; hand-stitched
Provenance:Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection in 1997 from the De Young Museum San Francisco CA Collection
through Butterfield & Butterfield Auction House of San Francisco, CA. ZFC0212