Wooden Wall Plaque Featuring a Square-Rigged Sailing Ship
Wooden Wall Plaque Featuring a Square-Rigged Sailing Ship
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Antique framed maritime wall art piece featuring a depiction of a square-rigged sailing ship under full sail. The frame features painted flags representing British national identity alongside a specific ship name or call sign spelled out using commercial nautical code flags from the 19th century.
Breakdown of Flags:
Top Flag (The National Ensign) - this is the British Union Jack (the pre-1801 version) and indicates the vessel's British nationality.
Second Flag - a red field with a gold/yellow horizontal stripe through the center. In Marryat's 1817 Code of Signals this corresponds to the letter C.
Third Flag - three horizontal stripes of blue, yellow and red. This corresponds to the letter F.
Bottom Flag - a yellow background with a blue or black cross through the center. This corresponds to the letter M or the letter G in some localized yachting codes.
These flags almost certainly represent the official registry name code or the unique yacht club identification belonging to this specific sailing ship.
Measures 12"x13"
