Flag

Description

One of a pair of blue and cream silk flags in the form of a saltire, with a central roundel painted with the quartered arms for the Wrights and associated crafts, 1st Wrights, 2nd Coopers, 3rd Painters, 4th Sclaters and the inscription 'The hand of the Diligent Maketh Rich' above: Scottish, early 19th century

Museum reference

K.2010.81.2

Collection

Society

Object name

Flag

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Silk

Physical description

One of a pair of blue and cream silk flags in the form of a saltire, with a central roundel painted with the quartered arms for the Wrights and associated crafts, 1st Wrights, 2nd Coopers, 3rd Painters, 4th Sclaters and the inscription 'The hand of the Diligent Maketh Rich' above.

Associations

United Incorporations of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh

References

Allen, Aaron, Dr, Report on the Arms of the Incorporation of Mary’s Chapel, 2022