Object data
wool and cotton
height 303 cm × width 402 cm
anonymous
Ship Flag
Netherlands, 1865
Inscriptions
- inscription, centre, on both sides: SIMONOSEKI 4-5 EN 6 SEPT 1864.
Provenance
...; presented by King Willem III der Nederlanden (1817-1890) to Zr.Ms. Djambi, 1865;1 Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague; transferred to the museum, 1889
Object number: NG-MC-1889-85-3
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Dutch tricolour with gold and black inscription on both sides.
This flag was presented by King William III to the 16-gun screw steamer Djambi (Amsterdam 1858-60, 58 metres long, sold out of service in Simonstown in 1874)2 in appreciation of its role in freeing the passage of the Strait of Shimonoseki in Japan in 1864. Taking part in an international expedition, Djambi helped to break the opposition of the prince of Nagato, Lord of Choshu.
Literature
A.J. Vermeulen, De schepen van de Koninklijke Marine en die der gouvernementsmarine 1814-1962, The Hague 1962, p. 56; M. van den Brandhof, Vlaggen, vaandels en standaarden van het Rijksmuseum. Een geïllustreerde catalogus, Amsterdam 1977, no. 167; A.A. Lemmers and G. Boven, Nederland en Japan. Bijzondere betrekkingen 1600-1868, Den Helder 2000, pp. 26-28
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Ship Flag, Netherlands, 1865', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.245362
(accessed 25 November 2024 23:30:15).