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COLEM:1986.177

Colchester Collections

banner, banner

This banner was created to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In 1857 the Indian people tried to take back control of their land in a failed attempt known as the ‘War of Indian Independence of 1857’ or in Britain as the ‘Indian Rebellion’. India became an official colony of the British Empire the following year and the British Prime Minister gave Queen Victoria the title ‘Empress of India’.Banner celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Blue wool, rectangular with point at bottom, with appliqued circle with Royal Coat of Arms and 'Victoria, Queen and Empress, Jubilee, 1897', and a wreath. 1897. Blue wool banner, vertical rectangle with a pointed machine hemmed bottom. The two vertical sides are selvedge edges. The top is edged with a 45mm turnover of blue linen or cotton. Large appliqued circle of cream wool printed with the Royal Coat of Arms in red, yellow, blue and edged in black, topped with a crown. The blue background has been cut away behind the circle. The edge of the circle is decorated with a printed wreath of green leaves and red berries tied with a red ribbon. 'VICTORIA' is printed at the top in yellow in a blue scroll. 'QUEEN [ampersand] EMPRESS' is printed in yellow above the crown. 'JUBILEE' is printed in blue to the left of the crest, with '1897' to the right. The text is all in a Art Nouveau typeface.

1897

Victorian

centre length: 1540.00 mm
width: 730.00 mm

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