Flag

A white cotton flag stencilled with the Napier crest - a hand holding a crescent and the motto 'READY AYE READY'. The edges of the flag have not been finished. Belonged to Admiral Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860).Very faded. Is possibly a cloth used to wrap an original flag, stained by colour transfer.

Object Details

ID: AAA0936
Collection: Flags
Type: Flag
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Before 1860
People: Napier, Charles John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: flag: 1701.8 x 2921 mm