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Civic Crest of Schagen, The Netherlands

Purple-coloured velvet bag with the civic crest of Schagen in The Netherlands. 17th century. Purple-coloured velvet bag with the civic crest of Schagen in The Netherlands. 17th century. Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acc. no. BK-NM-9247.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam houses a balloting bag with the civic crest of the town of Schagen, The Netherlands. It dates to the seventeenth century and is made of purple velvet, lined with leather. It is applied with the crest, which is embroidered with silk and silver thread. The bag is provided with a woollen cord and tassel. It measures 34 x 42 x 25 cm.

Source: Luttervelt, Remmet van (1957). 'Een ballotagezak uit Schagen', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum 5, 1957, pp. 116-117.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 1 November 2016).

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The civic crest of Schagen, The Netherlands, since 2014.

 

Last modified on Tuesday, 01 November 2016 17:50