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Object Number
991-12-60/14996
Display Title
Silk Embroidered U. S. Consulate Banner
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Silk embroidered U. S. Consulate banner. On a white silk banner, the British and U. S. flags whose poles intersect at a U. S. shield in center. Inscription on top: "G. B. WITH U. S."; bottom: "Invincible in War, Triumphant in Peace". One edge is frayed. On a cardboard roll with #14997. Stamp on roll: "U. S. CONSULATE/SEP 5 1898/CANTON CHINA". <transliteration> (Chinese name). 38 cm. (?) x 37.3 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Flag, British flag, UsA flag, on white, crossed, under UsA flag crest
Classification
- Flag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silk, Dye, Silk cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 37.7 x 37.2 cm (14 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Embroidery on the top and bottom of the banner; stamp on the cardboard roll; 991-12-60/14996
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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