Pennant for Virginia State University: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Virginia State University pennant with a blue background and an orange border. The left side of the pennant has the universities Trojan logo in yellow. The center of the pennant has orange and white text that reads “VIRGINIA STATE / TROJANS.” Printed in white lettering on the right side of the pennant is “VSU.” 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 “SMA08869911” 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: Virginia State University, American, founded 1882
• Type: pennants
• Medium: felt and thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 12 1/8 × 29 11/16 × 1/8 in. (30.8 × 75.4 × 0.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Ettrick, Chesterfield County, 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: 2013.183.7.4
• 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: © Virginia State University Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.