Caption

Double-sided scout pennant with painted decoration and inscriptions; vexil featuring a crown motif, Scout cross, and White Eagle coat of arms; painted fabrics; maker, origin/provenance, before 1939; Poland, Warsaw; height 53 cm, width 63.5 cm., A rectangular textile flag with fringed edges, mounted on a vertical wooden staff at the left edge, showing a central stylized bird motif in a lighter off-white color against a reddish-brown background, surrounded by scalloped shapes in the same light color and outlined with a zigzag green border; the corners contain light diamond panels each with a green laurel wreath enclosing a curved dark mark, and the surrounding areas show a mottled pattern in reddish-brown and green; visible colors include off-white, reddish-brown, green, dark brown, and tan, and the fabric shows signs of wear and fading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_487

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.6Mb (3.1Mb) / 10.8in x 9.2in / 3232 x 2769 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided scout pennant painted decoration inscriptions vexil featuring crown motif Scout cross White Eagle coat arms painted fabrics maker origin provenance 1939 Poland Warsaw height 53 cm width 63.5 cm rectangular textile flag fringed edges mounted vertical wooden staff left edge showing central stylized bird motif lighter off-white color reddish-brown background surrounded scalloped shapes light color outlined zigzag green border corners contain light diamond panels green laurel wreath enclosing curved dark mark surrounding areas mottled pattern reddish-brown green visible colors include off-white dark brown tan fabric signs wear fading.