German shipping company flag: Hamburg Sud 44 x 76" vintage

Salvaged German shipping company or "house" flag, typically flown by the ship owner or management company operating the vessel.  Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft (HSDG)

Natural material.  Screened.  Moderate patina, moderate soil, moderate wear.  Smells like a ship.

Approximately 44" x 76".

The company flag is divided per saltire into red (hoist and fly) and white (top and bottom). In each quarter are capital letters "H"(top), "S"(hoist), "D"(fly) and "G"(bottom).