Kingdom of Italy Civil Pennant.

Civil Pennant of the Kingdom of Italy.
Small pennants like this, bearing the uncrowned 1866-1946 Italian arms would have been used primarily for decorations or patriotic purposes. They could have also been used on small Italian pleasure crafts or other small boats.

The Italian colors have their genesis during the Napoleonic Wars but took the vertical orientation of the stripes from the tricolor of France when the Cisalpine Republic adopted the flag in 1798. The Kingdom of Italy continued to use the red, white and green tricolor of the 1848 Kingdom of Sardinia but defaced it with the Savoy arms within a blue border.

Provenance: Acquired in 2008 at an Internet auction.

ZFC Noteworthy Flag

Sources:

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Italy, Flags of the World, 20 May 2012, from: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/it.html

Flag of Italy, Wikipedia, 20 May 2012, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Italy

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection

Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist	4.75
Length of Fly	8.75

Stripes
Width of 1st Stripe	2.5
Width of 3rd Stripe	2.5
Width of Last Stripe	3.675

Frame
Is it framed?	no

Stars
Are there stars on obverse?	no
Are there stars on reverse?	no

Stripes
Number of Stripes	3
Color of Top Stripe	Green
Color of Bottom Stripe	Red
Has a Blood Stripe?	no

Crest/Emblem
Description of Crest/Emblem	Arms of Savoy 1.5" x 1.75"

Nationality
Nation Represented	Italy

Fabric
Fabric	Cotton

Stitching
Stitching	Machine

Weave
Type of Weave	Plain

Attachment
Comments on Method of Attachmen	Two ties
Method of Attachment	Ties

Applica
Applique Sides	Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Documentation
Documents	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition
Condition	Excellent
Damage	Used, spotted.
Displayable	yes

Date
Date	1941-1945