Pennant for Tennessee State University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Tennessee State University pennant with a blue background with a white border. The left side of the pennant has the universities tiger logo in white. Below the tiger in white lettering is “TSU.” On the right side of the pennant in white and black text is “TENNESSEE 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 “SMA08909582” 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: Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912
• Type: pennants
• Medium: felt and thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 1/4 × 29 13/16 × 1/8 in. (31.1 × 75.7 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.183.7.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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: © Tennessee State University Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.