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Accession no.: |
N: 274 |
Object name: |
Sledging flag |
Title: |
Sledging flag |
Description: |
A sledging flag used by Dr Edward Adrian Wilson on the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). It was made by Wilson's wife, Oriana. |
Artist: |
Wilson, Oriana (nee Souper) |
Classified name: |
SPRI theme |
flags
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Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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UDC |
929.9. : 629.111.71
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Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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Getty AAT |
flags
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Number of items: |
1 |
Full description: |
A sledging flag in the form of a forked pennant. It is made of silk in three parts: a white square section on the left with two red strips of fabric appliquéd to form a St George's Cross; and a tail section consisting of a white upper part and a black lower part. The tail is decorated with the emblem (a fox on a red shield), a silver metalwork six-pointed star, and a textile strip embroidered with the motto ('Res non verba' – 'Deeds, not words'). There is a black and white border around the tail section, and a black cord edging all the way around the flag, with two black cord tassels at the corners. A black piece of silk is stitched to the left/pole edge of the flag to form a tube. The flag is stitched to a board.
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Dimensions: |
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Width: 1085mm, height: 310mm
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Associated person(s): |
- : Wilson, Edward Adrian (1901 - 1904)
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Associated expedition(s): |
- : British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery) (1901 - 1904)
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