Description:
The oblong stained-glass panel features a warship at sea. The ship is angled to show its right side and three masts with its partly unfurled greyish-white sails. The ship’s stern is decorated with gold and brown tones, and the vessel is adorned with six flags. Some flags are of Dutch origin, and some display a red cross on a white background, suggesting the flag of England with the Cross of St. George. One of those is bent down over the stern. Further away to the right is another smaller sailboat with a white sail visible from a distance. The light blue painted glass represents the sky, and the dull bluish-gray tone represents the sea. At the bottom of the oblong, a yellow scroll-like area contains an inscription, "Holland’s Glory 1667", in black lettering. The oval center pane is surrounded by an octagonal border decorated by swirling yellow floral motifs. (Wasifa Orthy '26)
Inscription: Hollandts Glorij / 1667 (Holland’s Glory, 1667)
Label Text:
The Dutch captured the English flagship Royal Charles in a port near London in 1667. In this scene, the ship is being towed over the North Sea to the Netherlands. It flies Dutch and English flags, while one of the latter is bent over the stern. This detail and the inscription “Holland’s Glory” below symbolize the Dutch victory and pride in capturing the enemy’s lead vessel. Considered one of the worst defeats in the history of the English navy, this attack brought an end to the Anglo-Dutch War of 1665–1667. Although according to the peace treaty, the Dutch lost their North American colonies to the English, they managed to retain their dominance in global trade and their monopoly on the spice market.
Maria Timina, 2025
Tags:
seas; boats; text; weapons; patterns; symmetry; decoration and ornament; windows; design; text; vessels Subjects:
Decoration and ornament; Windows; Boats and boating; Design; text (layout feature); patterns (design elements); Seas; Weapons; Enamel and enameling; Glass; Symmetry Link to share this object record:
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