Bowman flag, 1806 / said to be by Mary Bowman
Bowman flag, 1806 / said to be by Mary Bowman
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1806
Call Numbers
XR 1
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 flag - 91 cm. x 220 cm. flag in frame measuring 118 cm. x 255 cm. - painted silk flag, board mounted, timber framed & glass fronted.
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The main part of the flag is square, with 2 pennants attached on the right and rosettes and ribbons (probably used to attach it to a staff) on the left.
The main square section depicts a painted motif in the form of a Coat of Arms; an emu and kangaroo support a shield on which are roses, thistles and shamrocks. A scroll above the shield bea...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Bowman flag, 1806 / said to be by Mary Bowman
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 874374...
Conservation note
Restored in 1977 by the Fremantle Branch of the Western Australian Museum (details of this work at PXn 195).
Oil [?] paint is brittle and much has fallen away, with surface crazing across what remains.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by John Bowman's great grandchildren to Richmond Superior Public School, Nov 1905, thence transferred to the Mitchell Library by the Dept. of Public Instruction, 1916
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
XR 1
Record Identifier
16AJ2vVn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJ2vVn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446335
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