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Trophy of a civic guard company
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A bird was the target at annual shooting contests. Whoever managed to shoot the bird on a high pole became the new ‘king’ of the militia company, and on ceremonial occasions he was entitled to carry a staff crowned with a gilded silver bird. This particular bird presumably came from a civic guard company in Hulst.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTrofee van een schuttersgilde. c. 1500 - c. 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
