Flag

Weighted silk flag embroidered with 'NILE' within a wreath including a rose, thistles and shamrocks. Presented to HMS 'Nile' 1839 by the ladies of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1863 when Admiral Sir Alexander Milne was Commander in Chief on the North American Station. Ties attached.

Object Details

ID: AAA0893
Collection: Flags
Type: Flag
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Nile 1839 (HMS)
Date made: 1863
People: Milne, Alexander
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 1066.8 x 1422.4 mm
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