H.M.A.S. CANBERRA MAROON WOOL PENNANT - AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ENSIGN CIRCA 1920-1940

A SUBSTANTIAL MAROON WOOL FELT PENNANT BEARING THE INSIGNIA OF H.M.A.S. CANBERRA, A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL. THE PENNANT FEATURES THE AUSTRALIAN COAT OF ARMS WITH TWO KANGAROOS AS SUPPORTERS FLANKING A SHIELD BEARING THE CROSS AND STARS, BENEATH A COMMONWEALTH STAR, WITH THE MOTTO 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA' INSCRIBED ON A BANNER BELOW. THE SHIP'S NAME 'CANBERRA' APPEARS IN GILT LETTERING TO THE RIGHT OF THE COAT OF ARMS.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: MAROON WOOL FELT
- DECORATION: PRINT
- MOUNTING: TIMBER BLOCKS AFFIXED TO THE HOIST EDGE FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES
- DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 60 CM WIDE BY 22 CM AT DEEPEST POINT

CONDITION: FAIR FOR AGE. THE MAROON WOOL GROUND DISPLAYS EVEN FADING AND SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH HISTORICAL DISPLAY AND STORAGE. THE PRINT DECORATION REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT, THE MOUNTING TABS SHOW WEATHERING APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE AND USE. NO MAJOR TEARS, HOLES, OR LOSSES TO THE PENNANT BODY ARE PRESENT. THE OVERALL PATINA REFLECTS GENUINE AGE AND AUTHENTIC USE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY, COMMEMORATING H.M.A.S. CANBERRA, A NOTABLE VESSEL IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY'S SERVICE DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD AND BEYOND.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT: NAVAL PENNANTS OF THIS TYPE WERE DISPLAYED ABOARD VESSELS AND IN NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS AS CEREMONIAL AND IDENTIFICATION MARKERS. THE SURVIVAL OF SUCH PIECES IN ORIGINAL CONDITION IS INCREASINGLY UNCOMMON, MAKING THIS A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN NAVAL MEMORABILIA.

Item Size: Height: 22cm, Width: 59cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.03Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+15

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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