Flag Commemorating George IV's Visit to in August, 1822

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

50851

Title

Flag commemorating George IV's visit to Edinburgh in August, 1822

Description

One flag of blue green silk with a yellow cord fringe, mounted on a pole. The flag is painted on both sides with the same design of a Coat of Arms, with a candle on each side, a pair of doves and an angel at the top in the centre. Along the bottom a pink scroll with a motto among thistles 'FESTA LUCE ... OMNIA'. At the top of the flag a smaller pink scroll with the words 'George IV Rex visited this city Aug 1822'.

Date

1822

Size

1830 x 1560 cm

Location

The People's Story

Accession number

HH4554/88

Copyright

The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries ; The People's Story

King George IV's visit to Edinburgh was the first visit from a reigning monarch to Scotland since Charles II, nearly two hundred years prior. The occasion was regarded as a brilliant success and was marked with much pageantry, organised largely by famous Scots novelist Sir Walter Scott.

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Flag commemorating George IV's visit to in August, 1822