Union Jack flag

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Union Jack flag

Entry/Object ID

2013.61.02

Description

Flag of Great Britain, also known as the Union Jack flag or Union flag. Red, blue and white in colour on a wooden stick. The colours of the flag incorporates the national symbols of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (St. George's Cross - England, St. Andrew's Cross - Scotland, and St. Patrick's Cross - Ireland) . The Union Jack flag was a maritime flag used between 1606-1801. In 1908, Parliament made the Union Jack the official national flag of Great Britain.

Collection

WWII Objects

Cataloged By

Fournier, Sarah

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Flag

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Flags

Dimensions

Width

43.5 cm

Length

72 cm

Dimension Notes

Length is from the bottom of the stick to the top. Width was measured from the width of the flag and stick.

Material

Wood, Fibre, dye, glue

Location

Shelf

Shelf 40

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Shelf

Shelf 46, Shelf 46

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

June 21, 2017

Location

Shelf

40, 40

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Fournier, Sarah

Date

June 17, 2017

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-04-26

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 17, 2017

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

November 12, 2023