Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

EMBROIDERED CREST

Date Range From

1900

Date Range To

1910

Materials

CLOTH, SATIN

No. Pieces

1

Length

62.2

Width

55.8

Description

CONSISTS OF WHITE ENSIGN (ROYAL NAVY), RED ENSIGN (MERCHANT MARINE), BLUE ENSIGN (ADMIRALTY) AND ROYAL STANDARD (ROYAL FAMILY) WITH ORDER OF THE GARTERLION AND UNICORN INSCRIBED THEREON. BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF PIECE BROKEN OFF. FABRIC IS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND A NUMBER OF SMALL PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF DUE TO 2004-6 RELOCATION OF ARTIFACTS.

Subjects

ART

Historical Association

POLITICS

History

REPLICA OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY'S COAT OF ARMS. DONOR'S HUSBAND (JOE MELLING) OBTAINED THE CREST WHILE IN JAPAN AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. HE WAS A ROYAL MARINE ON A BRITISH SHIP. HAND EMBROIDERED BY WOMEN IN TOKYO JAPAN. DONOR IS WIDOW OF JOE MELLING.

Catalogue Number

P19693676000

Acquisition Date

1969-03

Collection

Museum

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