€750
Maid of Erin Flag. A large and impressive blue linen Flag, approx. 10' x 5' (4 meters x 2 meters), with stitched in image of the Maid of Erin in yellow, with cord and canvas holder at one side, and with an interesting letter of provenance confirming that this Flag was one of those flown by vessels of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. (founded 1822, closed 1924) in the 19th and early 20th Century. The RMS Leinster (sunk by a German submarine) was one of the company's vessels. Minor damage but generally in good condition. (1)
Provenance: Read family, descended by marriage from the company proprietors, the Watson family of Dublin.
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