Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags
 

38 STAR AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL VARIATION OF THE “GREAT STAR” OR “GREAT FLOWER” PATTERN, 4 LARGE CORNER STARS, & AN ODD OUTLIER, 1876-1889, COLORADO STATEHOOD, EXTRAORDINARILY RARE
38 STAR AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL VARIATION OF THE “GREAT STAR” OR “GREAT FLOWER” PATTERN, 4 LARGE CORNER STARS, & AN ODD OUTLIER, 1876-1889, COLORADO STATEHOOD, EXTRAORDINARILY RARE
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF STARS, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF STARS, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
MONUMENTAL, HAND-PAINTED & BLOCK-PRINTED BANNER, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH A SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE, CROSSED FLAGS, AND THE NAMES OF 37 STATES; EXTREMELY RARE; ARGUABLY THE MOST ELABORATE OF ALL KNOWN TEXTILES PRODUCED FOR THE EVENT
MONUMENTAL, HAND-PAINTED & BLOCK-PRINTED BANNER, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH A SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE, CROSSED FLAGS, AND THE NAMES OF 37 STATES; EXTREMELY RARE; ARGUABLY THE MOST ELABORATE OF ALL KNOWN TEXTILES PRODUCED FOR THE EVENT
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 10-POINTED STARS THAT SPELL “1776 – 1876”, MADE FOR THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ONE OF THE MOST GRAPHIC OF ALL EARLY EXAMPLES
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 10-POINTED STARS THAT SPELL “1776 – 1876”, MADE FOR THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ONE OF THE MOST GRAPHIC OF ALL EARLY EXAMPLES
ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH 30 STARS, THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE IN THIS SIMPLE BUT EXTRAORDINARY STYLE, PRE-CIVIL WAR, OFFICIAL FOR JUST TWO YEARS, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WISCONSIN AS THE 30th STATE, 1848-1850; ILLUSTRATED IN “THE STARS & THE STRIPES, FABRIC OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT” BY J. RICHARD PIERCE
ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH 30 STARS, THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE IN THIS SIMPLE BUT EXTRAORDINARY STYLE, PRE-CIVIL WAR, OFFICIAL FOR JUST TWO YEARS, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF WISCONSIN AS THE 30th STATE, 1848-1850; ILLUSTRATED IN “THE STARS & THE STRIPES, FABRIC OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT” BY J. RICHARD PIERCE
30 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE PRE-CIVIL WAR ERA, WITH A DOUBLE-WREATH STYLE MEDALLION CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES A LARGE, HALOED CENTER STAR, WISCONSIN STATEHOOD, 1848-1850
30 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE PRE-CIVIL WAR ERA, WITH A DOUBLE-WREATH STYLE MEDALLION CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES A LARGE, HALOED CENTER STAR, WISCONSIN STATEHOOD, 1848-1850
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-SEWN STARS IN AN EXTREMELY NARROW PRESENTATION OF A 3-2-3-2-3 ARRANGEMENT ON A CANTON THAT DOESN’T FOLLOW SUIT, LEAVING WIDE EXPANSES OF BLUE WOOL BUNTING ABOVE AND BELOW; MADE IN THE ERA OF THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, POSSIBLY AS A U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-SEWN STARS IN AN EXTREMELY NARROW PRESENTATION OF A 3-2-3-2-3 ARRANGEMENT ON A CANTON THAT DOESN’T FOLLOW SUIT, LEAVING WIDE EXPANSES OF BLUE WOOL BUNTING ABOVE AND BELOW; MADE IN THE ERA OF THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, POSSIBLY AS A U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN
BRITTISH SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT CIGARETTE CASE AND ‘CINDERELLA’ STAMP WITH “VOTES FOR WOMEN” SLOGAN
BRITTISH SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT CIGARETTE CASE AND ‘CINDERELLA’ STAMP WITH “VOTES FOR WOMEN” SLOGAN
FULL, WRAP-AROUND, SILK SUFFRAGETTE SASH IN GREEN, WHITE, & VIOLET, WITH "VOTES FOR WOMEN" TEXT, DESIGNED BY SYLVIA PANKHURST FOR THE WOMEN’S SOCIAL & POLITICAL UNION (U.K.), LIKELY PRODUCED BY TOYE &. COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, circa 1908 AND LIKELY SOLD BY AN AMERICAN-OWNED DEPARTMENT STORE IN THAT SAME CITY, GIFTED TO A BIRMINGHAM ACTIVIST & EDUCATOR
FULL, WRAP-AROUND, SILK SUFFRAGETTE SASH IN GREEN, WHITE, & VIOLET, WITH "VOTES FOR WOMEN" TEXT, DESIGNED BY SYLVIA PANKHURST FOR THE WOMEN’S SOCIAL & POLITICAL UNION (U.K.), LIKELY PRODUCED BY TOYE &. COMPANY OF BIRMINGHAM, circa 1908 AND LIKELY SOLD BY AN AMERICAN-OWNED DEPARTMENT STORE IN THAT SAME CITY, GIFTED TO A BIRMINGHAM ACTIVIST & EDUCATOR
EXCEPTIONAL 1821 PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON CLOTH, IN MULBERRY RED, PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY ROBERT & COLLIN GILLESPIE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET; ONE OF THE VERY FIRST DECORATIVE RENDERINGS OF THE DOCUMENT IN ANY FORM, AND PERHAPS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
EXCEPTIONAL 1821 PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON CLOTH, IN MULBERRY RED, PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY ROBERT & COLLIN GILLESPIE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET; ONE OF THE VERY FIRST DECORATIVE RENDERINGS OF THE DOCUMENT IN ANY FORM, AND PERHAPS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN PARADE FLAG WITH 33 STARS IN A PENTAGON MEDALLION AND AN INTRIGUING ABBREVIATION OF HIS NAME, ATTRIBUTED TO H.C. HOWARD OF PHILADELPHIA
1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN PARADE FLAG WITH 33 STARS IN A PENTAGON MEDALLION AND AN INTRIGUING ABBREVIATION OF HIS NAME, ATTRIBUTED TO H.C. HOWARD OF PHILADELPHIA
HOMEMADE & ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, SILK, PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FLAG, MADE FOR WHIG PARTY CANDIDATE HENRY CLAY, LIKELY IN 1844, WITH HIS APPLIQUED PORTRAIT IN THE CANTON, TAKEN FROM AN 1832 SILK CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WITH A STRIPED FIELD THAT BEGINS & ENDS ON WHITE, AND WITH ITS CANTON RESTING ON A RED STRIPE
HOMEMADE & ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, SILK, PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FLAG, MADE FOR WHIG PARTY CANDIDATE HENRY CLAY, LIKELY IN 1844, WITH HIS APPLIQUED PORTRAIT IN THE CANTON, TAKEN FROM AN 1832 SILK CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WITH A STRIPED FIELD THAT BEGINS & ENDS ON WHITE, AND WITH ITS CANTON RESTING ON A RED STRIPE
PATRIOTIC WEST POINT WINDOW BANNER, PROBABLY MADE AROUND THE TIME OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WWI (1917-18), A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE WITH THE ACADEMY CREST & A SALMON RED BINDING
PATRIOTIC WEST POINT WINDOW BANNER, PROBABLY MADE AROUND THE TIME OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WWI (1917-18), A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE WITH THE ACADEMY CREST & A SALMON RED BINDING
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE, MADE IN THE 1895-1926 ERA, MARKED “R.H. MACY & CO.”
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS; A SMALL-SCALE EXAMPLE, MADE IN THE 1895-1926 ERA, MARKED “R.H. MACY & CO.”
HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A TINY CANTON RESTING ON THE 6TH STRIPE AND AN EXTREMELY FOLKY PRESENTATION OF 45 STARS IN A “NOTCHED” PATTERN THAT MIGHT BE UNIQUE TO THIS EXAMPLE; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN UTAH WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1896-1908
HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A TINY CANTON RESTING ON THE 6TH STRIPE AND AN EXTREMELY FOLKY PRESENTATION OF 45 STARS IN A “NOTCHED” PATTERN THAT MIGHT BE UNIQUE TO THIS EXAMPLE; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN UTAH WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1896-1908
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF HAND-SEWN STARS AND A BEAUTIFUL, ELONGATED PROFILE, MADE IN THE ERA OF THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, IN AN UNCOMMONLY SMALL SIZE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS OF THE PERIOD WITH SEWN CONSTRUCTION
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION OF HAND-SEWN STARS AND A BEAUTIFUL, ELONGATED PROFILE, MADE IN THE ERA OF THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, IN AN UNCOMMONLY SMALL SIZE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS OF THE PERIOD WITH SEWN CONSTRUCTION
16 STAR “DISUNION” FLAG, WITH 13 STARS ON THE OBVERSE, MADE TO CONVEY AN ABOLITIONIST MESSAGE IN THE 8-YEAR TIME FRAME FOLLOWING THE ADDITION OF CALIFORNIA AS THE 31ST STATE, WHEN THERE WERE 16 FREE & 15 SLAVE STATES, REMOVING THE LATTER FROM THEIR TOTAL; THE COUNT OF 7 STRIPES REMOVES THE 6 SLAVE STATES FROM THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES; LIKELY PRODUCED IN SUPPORT OF THE 1856 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE FIRST REPUBLICAN NOMINEE JOHN FRÉMONT, WHO RAN ON AN ANTI-SLAVERY PLATFORM
16 STAR “DISUNION” FLAG, WITH 13 STARS ON THE OBVERSE, MADE TO CONVEY AN ABOLITIONIST MESSAGE IN THE 8-YEAR TIME FRAME FOLLOWING THE ADDITION OF CALIFORNIA AS THE 31ST STATE, WHEN THERE WERE 16 FREE & 15 SLAVE STATES, REMOVING THE LATTER FROM THEIR TOTAL; THE COUNT OF 7 STRIPES REMOVES THE 6 SLAVE STATES FROM THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES; LIKELY PRODUCED IN SUPPORT OF THE 1856 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE FIRST REPUBLICAN NOMINEE JOHN FRÉMONT, WHO RAN ON AN ANTI-SLAVERY PLATFORM
48 STARS CANTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN DANCING ROWS, A RARE VARIETY OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG IN A LARGE SCALE, 1912-1918 OR PERHAPS EARLIER, REFLECTS ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD
48 STARS CANTED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT IN DANCING ROWS, A RARE VARIETY OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG IN A LARGE SCALE, 1912-1918 OR PERHAPS EARLIER, REFLECTS ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD
48 STAR U.S. NAVY JACK, MADE AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, HEADQUARTERS OF THE PACIFIC FLEET, DURING WWII, DATED 1944
48 STAR U.S. NAVY JACK, MADE AT MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, HEADQUARTERS OF THE PACIFIC FLEET, DURING WWII, DATED 1944
39 STARS IN TWO SIZES, ALTERNATING FROM ONE COLUMN TO THE NEXT, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH AN UNUSUALLY ELONGATED PROFILE, DATING TO THE 1876 CENTENNIAL, NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, REFLECTS THE ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF COLORADO AND THE DAKOTA
39 STARS IN TWO SIZES, ALTERNATING FROM ONE COLUMN TO THE NEXT, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH AN UNUSUALLY ELONGATED PROFILE, DATING TO THE 1876 CENTENNIAL, NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, REFLECTS THE ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF COLORADO AND THE DAKOTA

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