Italian merchant ensign (1848-1946)

Italian merchant ensign (1848-1946) made of wool bunting with a linen hoist. It is machine sewn with the central shield printed onto the fabric. A rope is attached to hoist the ensign. It has three vertical stripes in green, white and red. On the centre stripe is a red shield with the white cross of the House of Savoy within a blue border.

Object Details

ID: AAA0538
Collection: Flags
Type: Civil ensign
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1848-1946; circa 1920
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Cook Collection
Measurements: Flag: 711.2 x 1397 mm