Fragment of a Ship Flag, anonymous, anonymous, anonymous, 1570 - 1630

Identification

Title(s)

Fragment of a Ship Flag

Object type

ship flag

Object number

NG-MC-1889-83-1

Description

Fragment van een witte scheepsvlag met rood knuppelkruis.

Creation

Artist

maker: anonymous

Place

Spain (possibly)

Dating

1570 - 1630

Material and Technique

Physical features

wool

Material

wool

Measurements

height 285 cm × width 270 cm

Explanatory note

Deze Bourgondische vlag komt vanaf 1408 of 1411 voor, aanvankelijk met een blauw kruis, maar sinds Karel V met rood kruis.

Subject

What

flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.)

When

1570 - 1630

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1886

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Documentation

Flags at sea, Timothy Wilson, p. 54-55
Vlaggen, vaandels & standaarden van het Rijksmuseum, Marijke van den Brandhof, p. 56, cat.nr. 105

Persistent URL

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