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Source Description
This banner is quartered or broken into four parts. Two sections contain embroidered images of the Virgin and Child. The other two are devoted to the royal arms of Spain. On the arms are representations of the kingdoms of Spain in the 1500s. A three towered-castle represents the Kingdom of Castille; the rearing lion is a symbol for the Kingdom of León; two eagles stand for the Kingdom of Sicily; and at the bottom is the pomegranate for Granada. Below this appear a yoke and a bundle of arrows which have been seen on Spain's coat of arms since the union of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
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Document identity
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96171
label
Banner with a Quartered Royal Arms of Spain and the Madonna and Child
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
96171
contentType
object
title
Banner with a Quartered Royal Arms of Spain and the Madonna and Child
description
This banner is quartered or broken into four parts. Two sections contain embroidered images of the Virgin and Child. The other two are devoted to the royal arms of Spain. On the arms are representations of the kingdoms of Spain in the 1500s. A three towered-castle represents the Kingdom of Castille; the rearing lion is a symbol for the Kingdom of León; two eagles stand for the Kingdom of Sicily; and at the bottom is the pomegranate for Granada. Below this appear a yoke and a bundle of arrows which have been seen on Spain's coat of arms since the union of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
date
1500s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79478787
genreSpecific
Velvet
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 109.2 x 138.4 cm (43 x 54 1/2 in.)
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Spain
accession
1916.1885
Source extras
tec
red and dark brown velvet, embroidered; fringe
tombstone
Banner with a Quartered Royal Arms of Spain and the Madonna and Child, 1500s. Spain. Red and dark brown velvet, embroidered; fringe; overall: 109.2 x 138.4 cm (43 x 54 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1885
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
This banner was hanging in the armor court when it first opened in 1916.
citations
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 259, M12
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. 274, p. 177
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 269, p. 196
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:10:44.579000
sourceId
96171
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
med
red and dark brown velvet, embroidered; fringe
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1
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0
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photo
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