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Woolen flag: red, white and blue
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Woolen flag: red, white and blue

anonymous · 1767 - 1798 · paint; wool; linen (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Red-white-blue bands; the white borders the red and blue in a zigzag pattern. In the center of the white, the coats of arms of Gerrit de Graeff and Christina van Herzeele, combined under a helmet in blue with ochre against red foliage. Above this, a five-pointed crown: three points with fleurs-de-lis, two with pearls, alternating, and above the central point an upright trowel with an ochre handle and blue blade. On either side of the coats of arms, a swan with its head inserted into the red foliage. All this stands on an asymmetrical base with foliage. Below, a scroll in gold, bearing in black classical capitals: MORS, SCEPTRA, LIGONIBUS, AEQUAT. At the top and bottom, narrow red-white-blue bands, also with a zigzagging white band. Along the breeches, a band of truncated triangles in red-white-blue. Seven pairs of red ribbons on the breeches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineWollen vlag: rood, wit en blauw. 1767 - 1798. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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