# Envelop behoort bij een brief van de keizer van Marokko

- By: anonymous
- Date: 1686-09-20
- Medium: velvet (fabric weave)
- Classification: letter
- Dimensions: length 50 cm x width 12.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Algemeen Rijksarchief
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-C-1998-5-2--45c14602e90876ae6ba8cd78bc3b675e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/HjRFG/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Diplomatic stationary, second half 17th century. Special envelopes were used for diplomatic correspondence. The velvet envelope contained a letter (dated 20 September 1686) from the emperor of Morocco to the States General concerning deliveries of weapons from the Republic. The silk envelope contained a letter sent in 1668 by the Dutch representative in Constantinople (Istanbul), Justinus Coljer, to the States General. The painting above shows a Russian diplomatic delegation at the Binnenhof in The Hague bearing a sealed envelope. On loan from Algemeen Rijksarchief, Den Haag.