Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this

Medium:

felt with thread and printing ink

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 1/2 × 28 in. (26.7 × 71.1 cm)

Type:

pennants

Place depicted:

Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date:

after 1856

Description:

A university pennant olive green in color with a strip of gold felt trim at its base. There is gold lettering in calligraphic script down the center of the pennant. The text reads [Wilberforce].The back of the pennant has no lettering. There is a small tear at the bottom PL of the pennant. The second "r" is ripping slightly at its center and the pennant is deeply creased down the center of the first "e." The pennant is slightly browned with dirt and age.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Education  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Gates Moresi family

Object number:

2014.213.3.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5965af30c-89a1-4e64-a251-9946e2ab3467

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.213.3.1