Rug

Rug. Multicoloured rug wools on a canvas ground. An orange cross in centre over a red star and crescent and the date 1918 below. Small rings affixed to black tape on one end of back of rug, for suspension. Inscription on linen luggage label tacked on the back. 'Mat made at Sevastopol ...1918 - HMS Temeraire by Surgeon Commander G.G. Borrett RN Cross Crescent = Victory of Christendom over the Turks.'

Object Details

ID: TXT0105
Collection: Textiles
Type: Rug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Temeraire (1907)
Date made: 1918
People: Borrett, G G, Surg Cdrfl
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 820 x 410 mm