Pennant
Wool bunting, hand-sewn pennant combining the Union Flag and USA stars. 'ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH' in red on the white fly. An identical flag was flown by the US Frigate 'Niagara' on a telegraph cable laying voyage from Ireland to Newfoundland 1857-1858 (this example in the Smithsonian Institution).
Object Details
| ID: | AAA0839 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | Pennant |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Opening of the first Atlantic Telegraph Cable, 1858 |
| Date made: | 1857 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4170 mm x 12002 mm |