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Signboard with a ship
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Shipyards are situated right on the waterfront, but are often hard to spot from the landward side because of the surrounding buildings. Thus in the past, shipyards – like many shops and homes – would display signboards or gable stones. These showed the name of the company, or the work carried out there. Naturally ships often featured on signboards for shipyards.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSignboard with a ship. c. 1700 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
