Pennants Collection

Flags & Funnels
House flags and funnels carried by steam ships belonging to some of the main companies of the British Mercantile Marine

Womens international football match at Plough Lane, Wimbledon, London. England 2 v France 0. England captain Sheila Parker (right)

Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima, 3rd month, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima, 3rd month, 1859

Ark Royal - Elizabethan Naval ship
Built by Raleigh, and named the Ark Raleigh, purchased by Elizabeth and renamed Ark Royal (and subsequently Anne Royal Date: 1587

Foyer Falls / Pennants
A view of people crossing the bridge over the upper fall of Fyers or Foyers, Scotland

Turkish army in front of Jerusalem, c.1877-c.1932. Creator: Marius Bauer
Turkish army in front of Jerusalem, c.1877-c.1932

Dutch and English Fleets, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Dutch and English Fleets, n.d. Possibly after Willem van de Velde II

Le fanion des vainqueurs de Bouchavesnes, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le fanion des vainqueurs de Bouchavesnes, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to Congress asking for a declaration of war

Dorothy R. Blair, Harvard Medical, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dorothy R. Blair, Harvard Medical, 1913
Dorothy R. Blair, Harvard Medical, 1913

Jeanne d'Arc-Sarah Bernhardt, between 1889 and 1894. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Jeanne d'Arc-Sarah Bernhardt, between 1889 and 1894

Glasgow Rangers 3 v Dynamo Moscow 0. European Cup Winners Cup Final at Camp Nou in Barcelona. (Picture) Rangers captain John Greig (left) exchanges pennants with Moscow captain. 24th May 1972

Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Following the Sack of Constantinople in April 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusader armies captured, looted

Memorabilia in the window in Alfriston, East Sussex, England

Pub in Marazion, Cornwall, England

Bunting, from a set of twelve etchings entitled The Naval Review, 1887 (etching)
XYC251008 Bunting, from a set of twelve etchings entitled The Naval Review, 1887 (etching) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert N. Whittemore

Pennant for Howard University class of 2009, ca. 2009. Creator: Unknown
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C, was founded in 1908. It is the first intercollegiate historically African American sorority

Pennant from the March on Washington carried by Edith Lee-Payne, 1963. Creator: Unknown
The purpose of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans

Vue d Amsterdam No. 10. De Haringspakkerstoren. La Tour dite aux Harengs
1121990 Vue d Amsterdam No.10. De Haringspakkerstoren. La Tour dite aux Harengs, 1825 (hand-coloured engraving) by Kruyff

The strangest game of chess (colour litho)
2809210 The strangest game of chess (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The strangest game of chess)

The Rome event in honor of Vittorio Emanuele III (colour litho)
2777651 The Rome event in honor of Vittorio Emanuele III (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rome event in honor of Vittorio Emanuele III)

A picturesque party on the banks of the Ganges (colour litho)
2777620 A picturesque party on the banks of the Ganges (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A picturesque party on the banks of the Ganges)

The Lady with the Unicorn, late 15th Century (colour litho)
3097055 The Lady with the Unicorn, late 15th Century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady with the Unicorn, late 15th Century)

Italian noble youth fashions from the late 15th century. They wear doublet and hose with many cutout panels, slits and slashes. From an oil painting by Bernardo Pinturicchio

Chinese military equipment, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC232904 Chinese military equipment, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Rancati

Old Houses in Mill Lane, Bermondsey, 1828, from Pennants London
GHL42870 Old Houses in Mill Lane, Bermondsey, 1828, from Pennants London (pen and sepia wash on paper) by Buckler, John Chessell (1793-1894); London Metropolitan Archives

Two kinds of Chinese Junk, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC232554 Two kinds of Chinese Junk, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Bigatti

Battle of Kronenberg, Germany in c. 1388 (oil on canvas)
CHT212746 Battle of Kronenberg, Germany in c.1388 (oil on canvas) by German School, (14th Century) (after); Historisches Museum, Frankfurt

Harbour seal, Phoca vitulina (Pennants pied seal, Phoca bicolor). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Hamiltons Amphibious Carnivora

Velvet crab, marbled swimming crab and Pennant s
Velvet crab, Necora puber 1, marbled swimming crab, Liocarcinus marmoreus 2, and Pennants swimming crab, Portumnus latipes 3. Portunes: etrille, marbre, varie

Exotic and extinct parrots
Extinct Cuban red macaw, Ara tricolor 1, blue backed parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus, male 2, female 3, crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans 4, and Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius 5

Pope Pius X receives and blesses French gymnasts in the courtyard ofs Damaso (colour litho)
2814937 Pope Pius X receives and blesses French gymnasts in the courtyard ofs Damaso (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Small boy in a suit (b / w photo)
3096050 Small boy in a suit (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Small boy in a suit. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Venetian parties (colour litho)
2783649 Venetian parties (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venetian parties)

Mounted police, HQ Barracks, Perth, West Australia
Mounted police in the yard of Headquarters Barracks, Perth, West Australia. Date: circa 1900s

The oath of Walter l Espec, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub
984738 The oath of Walter l Espec, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub. London, 1863 (colour litho) by Doyle

A Fin De Siecle Baptism In Modena, The Washington Child And The Cycling Procession At The Exit From The Duomo
2798312 A Fin De Siecle Baptism In Modena, The Washington Child And The Cycling Procession At The Exit From The Duomo (colour litho) by Beltrame

Minister Galeazzo Ciano, former commander of the glorious The Desperate Squadron, returns... (colour litho)
2778501 Minister Galeazzo Ciano, former commander of the glorious The Desperate Squadron, returns... (colour litho) by Beltrame

When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake (1599-1657
IL243508 When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake (1599-1657) and Van Tromp (1598-1653) illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea edited by Sir Evelyn Wood (1838-1919)

Old Houses adjoining St. Saviours Dock, Southwark, 1827
GHL42869 Old Houses adjoining St. Saviours Dock, Southwark, 1827, from Pennants London (pen and sepia wash on paper) by Buckler, John Chessell (1793-1894); London Metropolitan Archives

Fr 9084 f. 20v: Departure for the First Crusade (vellum)
BAL4484 Fr 9084 f.20v: Departure for the First Crusade (vellum) by William of Tyre (Archbishop) (c.1130-85); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Depart pour la premiere croisade)

The picturesque ceremony for the delivery of a pennant of honor to the First Aviation Group... (colour litho)
2783507 The picturesque ceremony for the delivery of a pennant of honor to the First Aviation Group... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Religious Ceremony At The Inauguration Of The Monument To The Redeemer On Vesuvius (colour litho)
2798324 The Religious Ceremony At The Inauguration Of The Monument To The Redeemer On Vesuvius (colour litho) by Beltrame

Scene from Richard Coeur de Lion at Drury Lane Theatre (engraving)
583326 Scene from Richard Coeur de Lion at Drury Lane Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Commemorative chart showing standards captured from the French after the Battle of
NAM250515 Commemorative chart showing standards captured from the French after the Battle of Blenheim, c.1704 (coloured line engraving) by English School, (18th century); National Army Museum

Henry at Waterford, Ireland, 18 October 1172, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD
984788 Henry at Waterford, Ireland, 18 October 1172, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub. London, 1863 (colour litho) by Doyle

Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle (colour photo)
3095360 Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle)

View of the Port, Hong Kong, from Illustrations de la Chine et de ses Habitants
CHT214739 View of the Port, Hong Kong, from Illustrations de la Chine et de ses Habitants by J. Thomson, published in 1873 (b/w photo) by Thomson

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"Pennants: A Visual Tapestry of History and Culture" Step into the world of pennants, where vibrant colors and intricate designs tell stories from different corners of the globe. From a Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima in 1859 to a women's international football match at Plough Lane, Wimbledon, these fluttering flags have witnessed moments that shaped our past. Take a journey back in time as you explore the Elizabethan Naval ship Ark Royal, its majestic pennant proudly flying high. Flags & Funnels adorn ships, signaling their identity and purpose on vast oceans. In grand foyers and cascading waterfalls alike, pennants add an elegant touch to any setting. In May 1989, HM The Queen graced Lostwithiel with her presence; her visit marked by colorful pennants swaying gently in the Cornish breeze. International code of Signals flags and House Flags communicate messages across language barriers, uniting nations through visual communication. Venturing further into England's countryside reveals memorabilia proudly displayed in Alfriston's windows—a testament to local pride and heritage. Even cozy pubs like Marazion's offer a glimpse into history with their carefully curated collection adorning their walls. Sports enthusiasts rejoice as Glasgow Rangers triumphed over Dynamo Moscow with a resounding victory—pennants waving triumphantly amidst cheers from passionate fans. Meanwhile, historical lithographs depict pivotal moments such as Piers Gaveston's trial or Florence lancers defending themselves against Arab attackers—an amalgamation of bravery captured within these small pieces of fabric and can not mere decorations; they embody tales untold and memories cherished. They connect us to our shared human experience while celebrating diversity across cultures and eras. So next time you spot a fluttering flag or colorful banner overhead, remember that behind it lies an extraordinary story waiting to be discovered—one thread at a time.