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banner, friendly society (parade)

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  • Other Name

    Ancient Order of Foresters : Court Pride of the North No 5575, Thames

  • Description

    banner, Ancient Order of Foresters Court Pride of the North No 5575, Thames New Zealand, Est 1875

    .1 banner silk material, red border, green ground, large banner, illustrations both sides with scroll above,

    illustrations obverse: painted foliage decoration either side, central illustration painted on rubber surface (circular), central AOF shield with crown, stags head and all-seeing eye above and costumed forester either side, thistle, rose and shamrock below shield,

    illustrations reverse: painted foliage decoration either side, 'cords' either side with sheath of arrows and hunting horn, central illustration painted on moha rubber, bedroom interior, two foresters visiting sick man, wife and child on left,

    .2 horizontal pole at top: wooden attached to banner with wide strips of green grossgrain, brass ferrules attached at either end with butterfly screw for attachimng vertical poles,

    .6 khaki webbing with brass ferrule at one end (one ferrule missing), .7 green fianrd cord with looped ends, .8 one piece jacquard ribbon tape, green and yellow, one piece still attached to banner

    markings: illustrations obverse-scroll above with words "A.O.F. COURT PRIDE OF THE NORTH NO. 5575 THAMES NEW ZEALAND ESTD. 1875", illustrations reverse- scroll above with words "I WAS SICK AND YE VISITED ME"

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Associated Place

    Thames/Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1991.314.1
  • Accession Date
    30 Nov 2005
  • Department

    History

    Social History

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