Union flag, ca. 1914-1918
- Title(s):
- Union flag.
- Additional Title(s):
- Union Jack
- Published/Created:
- Great Britain?, ca. 1914-1918.
- Physical Description:
- 1 flag : cotton ; 52 x 52 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsTextiles 4cYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon FundView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11175602
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Square Union Jack flag, probably manufactured during the years of World War I. The flag's proportions and weight are that of a handkerchief. It includes a motto at each end of St. George's Cross, reading (clockwise): "Defence, not defiance"; "Be prepared"; "Faithful to the flag"; "Our king & country."
- Subject Terms:
- Flags -- Great Britain.World War, 1914-1918.
- Form/Genre:
- Flags.
Handkerchiefs.
Printed textile materials.
Textiles.
Cotton (textile) - Export:
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