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Diploma by which Louis XIV elevated Cornelis Lampsins to Baron of Tobago and Knight of the Order of St. Michael
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Diploma by which Louis XIV elevated Cornelis Lampsins to Baron of Tobago and Knight of the Order of St. Michael

Lodewijk XIV (koning van Frankrijk) · 1662-08 · braiding; pen; folding; paint (coating); ink; parchment (animal material); gilt paint; gouache (paint); silk

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Parchment charter in black ink with in the center a multicolored representation of a crowned coat of arms (Cornelis Lampsins) surrounded by a chain with the order (St. Michel) and supported by two crowned silver sheep, each holding a blue pennant studded with golden (French) lilies. Under a folded strip with three signatures. Through the parchment two green and one pink silk cord, broken. Signed; m.o.: Louis. Dated. Inscription; right and top center.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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charterCornelis Lampsinsarmorial bearing, heraldryTobago
Credit lineDiploma waarbij Lodewijk XIV Cornelis Lampsins verhief tot baron van Tobago en ridder van de Orde van St. Michel. 1662-08. Lodewijk XIV (koning van Frankrijk). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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