Tin-Plate Workers' Banner, Liverpool*

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Liverpool Tinplate Workers' banner, 1821. This flag was made by William Dixon for the celebration of the coronation of George IV. He was paid five shillings for 'painting and washing a colour'. A colour had a Union Jack in the corner, similar to those still carried by army regiments. This may indicate that the society saw itself as patriotic rather than the potentially subversive organisation envisaged by the government and employers. This is the oldest surviving trade union banner in the world.

People's History Museum

Manchester

Title

Tin-Plate Workers' Banner, Liverpool*

Date

1821

Medium

oil on linen

Measurements

H 150 x W 266 cm

Accession number

NMLH.1990.26

Acquisition method

gift from the Manufacturing, Science, Finance (MSF) trade union/J. Carr, 1989

Work type

Banner

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