Red Ensign Flag

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Red Ensign Flag

Entry/Object ID

2013.61.03

Description

Canadian red ensign national flag of Canada. Red flag with Union Jack in left upper corner and escutcheon (heraldry) in bottom right corner. The escutcheon contains five images: green maple leaves representing Canada (bottom), Irish harp of Tara (middle left), three fleur to lis representing France (middle right), red lion of Scotland (top right), and three golden lions symbolizing England (top left). This Canadian red ensign using this design was used between 1921 and 1957. This flag is mounted on a wooden stick.

Collection

WWII Objects

Cataloged By

Fournier, Sarah

Made/Created

Date made

1921 - 1957

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

38 cm

Length

46 cm

Dimension Notes

Width is the dimension across the flag material, the length dimension is from the top and bottom of the wooden stick.

Material

Wood, dye, fibres

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

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

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Update Date

November 12, 2023