ZFC Item Section - Greece State Flag

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Exhibition Copy	(ZFC1087) MORAGA ROOM FLAG LABEL - 2003 GREECE STATE FLAG, AMERICAN MADE Date: 1904 Media: Wool bunting and cotton; all hand stitched Comment: This flag was added to the Bullock collection date unknown but presumed prior to Calvin Bullocks death in June 1944. It hung in the offices at Number 1 Wall Street NY, in The Lecture Room...fourth row... 9th flag...from left to right from podium. Presumably the flag was Presented by Prime Minister of Greece to Calvin Bullock during WWII. This would have meant the government of Greece was in exile as Greece was occupied by the German Army. Though no date is specified or the occasion it was presumably at the Forum in 1943. According to a label on the flags heading, it was made by the American Flag Company in New York, a firm founded in 1893. The date of manufacture is not certain, although two Greek flags of designs different from this flag are shown in the companys 1910 catalog. It is known that catalog illustrations do not always reflect accurately actual designs made and offered for sale by a company. Greece long struggled to assert its national independence from the Ottoman Empire. Its national symbol was a cross symbolizing the Orthodox faith of its people who chafed under Muslim rule. The national flag was adopted in 1822 using the blue and white colors which for centuries had been associated with Greece, although in modern times the blue has been associated with the sea and sky. The 1822 flag design for use on land showed the cross only, while at sea that symbol served a canton for a flag having blue and white stripes. The flag for government buildings and fortresses bore a golden crown at the center of the cross to indicate the authority of the king. That design was in use from 1863 until 1970 except for the years 1924-1935 when the monarchy was abolished. This flag might have been flown by an American of Greek descent or displayed during an international celebration such as the Olympic Games of 1904 held in St. Louis, MO. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC1087) in 1998 from the Bullock Flag Collection of New York City.

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Title information is available upon specific request. Additional information available upon request to researchers, writers and others demonstrating special circumstances. In some situations, information may not be available.

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(ZFC1087) MORAGA ROOM FLAG LABEL - 2003
GREECE STATE FLAG, AMERICAN MADE Date: 1904 Media: Wool bunting and cotton; all hand stitched Comment: This flag was added to the Bullock collection date unknown but presumed prior to Calvin Bullocks death in June 1944. It hung in the offices at Number 1 Wall Street NY, in The Lecture Room...fourth row... 9th flag...from left to right from podium. Presumably the flag was Presented by Prime Minister of Greece to Calvin Bullock during WWII. This would have meant the government of Greece was in exile as Greece was occupied by the German Army. Though no date is specified or the occasion it was presumably at the Forum in 1943. According to a label on the flags heading, it was made by the American Flag Company in New York, a firm founded in 1893. The date of manufacture is not certain, although two Greek flags of designs different from this flag are shown in the companys 1910 catalog. It is known that catalog illustrations do not always reflect accurately actual designs made and offered for sale by a company. Greece long struggled to assert its national independence from the Ottoman Empire. Its national symbol was a cross symbolizing the Orthodox faith of its people who chafed under Muslim rule. The national flag was adopted in 1822 using the blue and white colors which for centuries had been associated with Greece, although in modern times the blue has been associated with the sea and sky. The 1822 flag design for use on land showed the cross only, while at sea that symbol served a canton for a flag having blue and white stripes. The flag for government buildings and fortresses bore a golden crown at the center of the cross to indicate the authority of the king. That design was in use from 1863 until 1970 except for the years 1924-1935 when the monarchy was abolished. This flag might have been flown by an American of Greek descent or displayed during an international celebration such as the Olympic Games of 1904 held in St. Louis, MO. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC1087) in 1998 from the Bullock Flag Collection of New York City.