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House flag, Cory Brothers Long Caption: The house flag of Cory Brothers, Cardiff. A rectangular flag divided horizontally into white over green. A pink Welsh dragon is in the centre holding two overlapping black diamonds with a white diamond in the centre stitched with the inscription 'CORY BROTHERS'. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and toggle are attached. The dragon and black diamonds are a reference to their coaling activities. Cory Brothers was a shipbroking and coal exporting business that grew out of Richard Cory and Sons, founded in Cardiff Docks in 1842. Richard Cory Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Pope Collection. Reproduced with kind permission of Cory Brothers Shipping Agency. Object: AAA0203 Artist: unknown Date: 1955-1967 Medium: wool blend; synthetic blend; cotton; machine sewn Size: 914 mm x 1828 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.