Any information about this miniature about the ship ‘Neptunus’? The miniature hung in a few churches in the Waasland. Are there any records of this ship actually doing something important?
Any information about this miniature about the ship ‘Neptunus’? The miniature hung in a few churches in the Waasland. Are there any records of this ship actually doing something important?
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You could read the sign next to it?
Or you could ask the guide of the Recht Door Zee exhibition in the Mercator Museum in Sint-Niklaas where this picture looks to be taken?
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/ex-voto-model-ship-neptunus-doel/eAGtulnub8mS2Q?hl=nl
https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_voto
Looks like some sailorman survived a peril at sea and wanted to thank God or some other religious person for that. Ex-votos were quite common. I can’t find any indication that the vessel really existed though.