Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

fabric, paper and wood

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

1,4 m

Largeur

2,78 m

Hauteur

1,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Visuelle

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Taken from acquisition worksheet: The result of the Canadian flag debate was the introduction of the now common Maple Leaf design as the replacement for the Union Jack. At the time of its adoption the colours of the flag were as they appear today but there was no standard for the national flag of Canada. We had a good design – with the distinctive red bars and maple leaf – but no way of ensuring that the same “Canadian red” would appear on each new flag produced. Worse still, there was no way of preventing this red from fading embarrassingly into an ugly orange or brown – often after only a few hours exposed to the weather outside. In 1965, only a few months after the new maple leaf icon was unveiled, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson commissioned the National Research Council to find a way to standardize the flag’s distinctive red colour and make sure it didn’t fade so quickly. Dr. GunterWyszecki, of the National Research Council and his Laboratory working in colour metrology was tasked with setting the quantifiable parameters for the red colour in the Canadian flag as well as working with dye manufacturers to ensure a non-fading reproducible colour that would remain consistent with each batch.

Fonction

Used to test the colour consistency and resistance to fading of different dye manufacturers.

Technique

Taken from acquisition worksheet: "As part of the National Research Council’s efforts to quantify the precise colour of red used in the Canadian Maple Leaf flag different dye producers were asked to provide red dyed samples of Canadian Maple Leaf flags that were tested for colour fading and consistency.".

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Mfr's label reads "Turner's [print written within flag logo]/ FLAG MFG. SINCE 1887/ TURNER'S/ PETERBOROUGH, ONT.". Mfr's print reads "1965 STOCK NO 8345/ FLAG CANADIAN/ SIZE 41[/]2 [/]9", logo with "738" printed within it. Card stock tag with a "5".

Manque

Two small sections of fabric were cut out.

Fini

Red and white fabric flag with a white fabric rope at the top and one unfinished wooden toggle. White fabric mfr's label with red print. Black mfr's print directly on fabric. One white card stock tag with handwritten print fastened to the flag's sleeve.

Décoration

S/O