Parliamentary Sash

Sash worn by a "Representant' at the Nationale Vergadering in The Hague, 1796. Sash worn by a "Representant' at the Nationale Vergadering in The Hague, 1796. Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acc. no. NG-651.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam houses a remarkable shoulder sash with the embroidered text: "Representant". It was worn by Jan Couperus (1755-1833), the 'representative' from the Dutch town of Gouda at the national convention (Nationale Vergadering) in The Hague, which was elected in 1796 by all men in The Netherlands who did not live on social welfare. All 126 representatives wore a sash.

 

Measurements are 171 x 12 cm. The embroidered text is worked in silver-gilt thread.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 14th September 2016).

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