Dragonfana

Unknown artist

Group B I. The fan is from the former part of the government of Karl XI and should have been brought by the dragon regiment of the Swedish Chancellor. The canvas of red taft, painted on both sides, Karl XI’s eponymous cipher, double C under royal crown, all in gold, the crown adorned with stones in red and green, the whole of which has previously been enclosed by two at the bottom crossed and with a bow in silver hinged, loamy curved palm twigs in silver and green, one of which is in hold. In the inner corners (before also in the caps) silver beacons with seven visible holes, out of four of which are striking golden flames. Originally around the edge a 2 cm wide fringe, of which now only a small part remains. The canvas attached to the bar with leather straps and tinned iron nails. The original height of the canvas 104 cm, the current width 77 cm and from the tongue to the bar 134 cm.Stants of pine, above and below the grip eight-sided with a stepper on each side, painted red, provided with a bearing ring, running on an unusually long, down the grip of the ripe cramping. Length: total 339 cm, to grip 111 cm, grip 19 cm and to the canvas 99 cm. Diameter up to 2.8 cm, down the canvas 4 cm, above the grip 6.5 cm and in the grip 4 cm.Spets of iron, in one piece, with spiral fired flat ball in the transition to the small, simple spear-shaped blade. Length 18 cm.