Pilgrimage banner made of paper, H. Kristoffel in Lille, type De Vaantjesboer 1954. Right-angled triangle from left to right. Multi-colour printing. Wide, blue serrated edge all around. Distributed by De Vaantjesboer in 1954. On the left a heavy column in front of which St. Christopher stands. He is naked, with a large cloth draped around his body and leaning on his long stick. On his shoulder is baby Jesus. On the right is the church of Londerzeel with a helicopter and an airplane around the tower. Towards the sharp corner the coat of arms of Londerzeel and a car. A long banderole states ‘Londerzeel Ste Christophore ora pro nobis’.
Inscriptions
inscription (front, print, right): LONDERZEEL/St CHRISTOPHER PRAY FOR US
inscription (front, bottom left): 93 – 1954
Dimension
whole, height: 19.7 cm
whole, width: 30.6 cm
plaatrand, height: 17.2 cm
plaatrand, width: 19.7 cm
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