 Various other designs for a common flag were drawn up following the union of the two Crowns in 1603, but were rarely, if ever, used.One version showed St George's cross with St Andrew's cross in the canton, and another version placed the two crosses side by side.A painted wooden ceiling boss from Linlithgow Palace, dated to about 1617, depicts the Scottish royal unicorn holding a flag where a blue Saltire surmounts the red cross of St. George.