F2978

House flag, Canadian Pacific Steamships Long Caption: The house flag of Canadian Pacific Steamships, London. A rectangular flag with six red and white checks. A white check is at the top left corner. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and two Inglefield clips is attached. A section is missing at the fly edge and this end has been repaired by hand. The same design was used by Canadian Pacific from 1883 to 1968 and the Mersey Towing Co Ltd. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Pope Collection. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the owner of the flag's emblem and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Please contact the Picture Library. Object: AAA0189 Artist: Porter Bros Ltd Date: circa 1955 Medium: wool blend; synthetic blend; cotton; machine sewn Size: flag: 2032 x 3048 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.