H.M.A.S. NORMAN NAVAL PENNANT - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY WARSHIP COLOURS

A STRIKING NAVAL PENNANT FROM H.M.A.S. NORMAN, A VESSEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. THIS CEREMONIAL PENNANT FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE NAVAL CROWN AND CROSSED SWORD EMBLEM CHARACTERISTIC OF ROYAL NAVY WARSHIP INSIGNIA, RENDERED IN GOLD PRINT AND APPLIQUÉ WORK AGAINST A NAVY WOOL FELT GROUND.

IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE:
THE PENNANT DISPLAYS THE SHIP'S NAME 'NORMAN' IN BOLD GOLD LETTERING, ACCOMPANIED BY THE LATIN MOTTO 'CEDERE NESCIO' (I KNOW NOT HOW TO YIELD), WHICH APPEARS ON THE SHIP'S OFFICIAL CREST. THE EMBLEM FEATURES A CROSSED SWORD AND ANCHOR WITHIN A CIRCULAR ROPE BORDER, TOPPED WITH THE NAVAL CROWN, INDICATING THIS VESSEL'S STATUS WITHIN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

VESSEL HISTORY:
THE PENNANT LISTS THE SHIP'S OPERATIONAL THEATRE AND PORTS OF CALL, INCLUDING ARCHANGEL, ATLANTIC, AFRICA, MADAGASCAR, MEDITERRANEAN, NICOBAR ISLANDS, ARAKAN COAST, SAKASHIMA, YOKOHAMA, AND TOKYO, INDICATING EXTENSIVE WARTIME OR POST-WAR SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE THEATRES OF OPERATION.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: NAVY WOOL FELT
- SECONDARY MATERIALS: BLUE COTTON TWILL BACKING WITH REINFORCED EDGE BINDING
- DECORATION: GOLD PRINT AND APPLIQUÉ WORK THROUGHOUT
- MOUNTING: ORIGINAL BLUE COTTON TAPE LOOPS FOR DISPLAY OR RIGGING

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 27 CM
- WIDTH: 64 CM

CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND HISTORICAL USE. THE WOOL FELT SHOWS MINOR SURFACE WEAR AND SLIGHT COLOUR VARIATION FROM AGE, WHILE THE PRINT RETAINS EXCELLENT DEFINITION AND COLOUR SATURATION. THE BLUE BACKING DEMONSTRATES MINOR FADING TYPICAL OF MID-20TH CENTURY TEXTILES. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, TEARS, OR LOSSES. ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS PRESENT AND SECURE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO DOCUMENTED EXHIBITION HISTORY.

NAVAL PENNANTS OF THIS TYPE REPRESENT IMPORTANT ARTEFACTS OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY HERITAGE, PARTICULARLY THOSE DOCUMENTING SPECIFIC VESSELS AND THEIR OPERATIONAL SERVICE. THIS EXAMPLE COMBINES HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE WITH FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP IN ITS PRINT DECORATION, MAKING IT A VALUABLE ADDITION TO NAVAL OR MILITARY TEXTILE COLLECTIONS.

Item Size: Height: 27cm, Width: 65cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+22

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

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