Pennant for Norfolk State University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Norfolk State University pennant with a green background and yellow trim. The universities Spartan logo is on the left side of the pennant in on the left side of the pennant in white, green and yellow. Within the logo in green text is “NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY / SPARTANS.” Written in yellow text on the right side of the pennant is “NORFOLK STATE / UNIVERSITY.” Along the bottom edge of the lower left corner in white text is “WinCraft Made in the U.S.A.” Attached to the left edge is a black strip of added felt. The reverse is blank. A small holographic sticker with a serial number in black text reading “SMA08868293” is on the back in the upper right corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th century - early 21st century
• Manufactured by: Wincraft, Inc., American, founded 1961
• Subject of: Norfolk State University, American, founded 1935
• Type: pennants
• Medium: felt and thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 × 29 7/16 × 1/8 in. (30.5 × 74.8 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.183.7.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Norfolk State University Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.