Obverse - 1
Obverse - 1

Obverse - 1

Obverse - Oblique

Obverse - Oblique

Reverse - Oblique

Reverse - Oblique

ZFC0531

US// Matson Navigation House Flag / Table Flag

Sub-collection: House Flags

Matson Navigation Company's long association with Hawaii began in 1882, when Captain William Matson sailed his three-masted schooner Emma Claudina from San Francisco to Hilo, Hawaii, carrying 300 tons of food, plantation supplies and general merchandise.
The house flag bears 7 white 5point stars arranged in a circle around a white disc bearing a plain block capital blue M on a swallow tailed red field. According to the Matson Navigation Companys public relations department the seven stars, contrary to popular opinion, do not stand for the seven Hawaiian islands, but rather the first seven ships owned by William Matson.


From the Louise Veninga Collection.ZFC Noteworthy Flag
No Description



Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist 4
Length of Fly 6

Stars
Comments on Star Measurements 5 POINT WHITE STARS ARRANGED IN A CIRCLE AROUND A WHITE DISC BEARING A PLIAN BLOCK CAPITAL "M"
on a swallow tailed Red field.
Size of Stars 0.375

Stars
Number of Stars 7
Are there stars on obverse? yes
Are there stars on reverse? yes

Stripes
Has a Blood Stripe? no

Crest/Emblem
Description of Crest/Emblem 5 POINT WHITE STARS ARRANGED IN A CIRCLE AROUND A WHITE DISC BEARING A PLIAN BLOCK CAPITAL "M"
on a swallow tailed Red field.

Fabric
Fabric Silk

Stitching
Stitching Machine

Thread
Type of Thread needs analysis
Thread Material Cotton

Weave
Type of Weave Plain

Attachment
Comments on Method of Attachmen Mounted on staff
Method of Attachment Wire Stapled

Applica
Applique Sides Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Condition
Condition Fair
Damage Falg is used, faded & stained with some fabric seperation
Displayable yes

Date
Date 1950's