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Trinity House jack
A Trinity House jack made of wool bunting, with a linen hoist inscribed '2ND SIZE JACK'. The jack is machine-sewn and with the design printed onto the fabric and a rope and toggle attached.
The jack bears the arms of the Corporation of Trinity House, azure, a cross gules between four ships of three masts under full sail all proper. On each sail, pendant and ensign, a cross gules and each quarter representing a sea piece. This is the flag of the Corporation and should only be called a jack when flown from a jackstaff in the bows of Trinity House vessels. The arms are used with variations on all the five flags of the Corporation.
The jack bears the arms of the Corporation of Trinity House, azure, a cross gules between four ships of three masts under full sail all proper. On each sail, pendant and ensign, a cross gules and each quarter representing a sea piece. This is the flag of the Corporation and should only be called a jack when flown from a jackstaff in the bows of Trinity House vessels. The arms are used with variations on all the five flags of the Corporation.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA1048 |
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| Collection: | Flags; Textiles |
| Type: | Jack |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1910 |
| Exhibition: | Guiding Lights |
| People: | The Corporation of Trinity House; Bolt, Daniel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Daniel Bolt Collection |
| Measurements: | 1168.4 x 1549.4 mm |