A Good Soft Cotton British Vintage Printed Union Jack Flag sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles this is an important piece

this is an important piece of Arts and Crafts period ware in good condition

with a few teeth missing and loss to one eye socket

due to the overtly symbolistic content

and its skin is important to Hinduism – Brahmin boys are traditionally required to wear a strip of hide after performing the rite-of-passage ceremony ‘upanayana’ (literally

A number of his creations show the influence of  Beardsley

A Good Soft Cotton British Vintage Printed Union Jack Flag sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles this is an important pieceOrigin: British Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 30 Height: 17 inches Width: 34 inches The printed Union Jack flag in soft thin cotton is in worn but sound order with a lovely consistent gentle fade across the textile with the words British Made printed to the fabric. There is some fraying to some edges providing real character. The current design of the flag dates from the union of Ireland and Great Britain in 1801.