Viceroy
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Viceroy is a famously rare and highly prized tulip variety that became emblematic of the speculative frenzy and extreme prices of the 17th-century Dutch Tulip Mania.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical economic symbol
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ornamental plant → tulip cultivar → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Tulip Mania
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| associatedWithPlace |
Netherlands
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| culturalRole |
emblem of Tulip Mania
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icon of irrational exuberance → |
| documentedIn |
accounts of Dutch Tulip Mania
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economic history writings on 1630s tulip trade → |
| economicCharacteristic |
subject to extreme price volatility
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traded via futures-like contracts → valued far above intrinsic use value → |
| historicalContext |
Dutch Golden Age
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| historicalStatus |
luxury collectible good
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| marketRole |
highly prized tulip variety
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status symbol among Dutch elites → |
| notableFor |
extreme rarity
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role in speculative bubble → very high market prices → |
| notableProperty |
distinctive patterned petals
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| plantType |
broken tulip
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| relatedTo |
Semper Augustus
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other broken tulip varieties → |
| symbolOf |
economic bubbles
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financial speculation → speculative frenzy → |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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| tradeMedium |
tulip bulb contracts
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| usedAsExampleIn |
discussions of market irrationality
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economic history literature → studies of asset price bubbles → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tulip mania
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notableTulipVariety |