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House flag, John Willis & Son
The house flag of John Willis & Son, London. The flag is made of fine wool bunting, machine sewn with a linen hoist. A rope and metal clip is attached. the flag was used by the tea clipper 'Cutty Sark' 1869.
A blue swallow-tailed flag with a white diamond in the centre bearing a red saltire. Inscribed on the hoist: 'JOHN WILLIS & SONS'. The ponts of the swallowtailes have been repaired with the addition of new fabric.
A blue swallow-tailed flag with a white diamond in the centre bearing a red saltire. Inscribed on the hoist: 'JOHN WILLIS & SONS'. The ponts of the swallowtailes have been repaired with the addition of new fabric.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA0981 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | House flag |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Cutty Sark (1869) |
| Date made: | before 1911 |
| People: | John Willis & Son, London; Kirkaldy, J, & Sons |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Daniel Bolt Collection |
| Measurements: | flag: 1828.8 x 2743.2 mm |