| Occupation title source |
|
Grutter |
| Occupation title (english) |
Grain Chandler |
| Hiscode |
41030 |
| Description of Image |
A stout woman, wearing an old-fashioned, broad straw hat, placed her wicker basket containing a pot of mustard on a bench outside the door of a house. She scooped out a large dollop of mustard with a wooden ladle and is about to spoon it into a small bowl held towards her by the customer, a woman standing in the doorway behind the closed bottom half of the door. There is a tall circular-shaped building in the background, with three concentrically-diminishing stories of windows.
Mustard seed was ground to a powder with mortars and pestles. The powder was then mixed with vinegar, water, ver...
read more |
| Gender |
Male |
| Title of the image |
Grutter |
| Translation (English) |
Grain Chandler |
| Language source |
Dutch |
| Country source |
The Netherlands |
| Artist's name |
Jan Luyken |
| Artist's years and locations |
1649-1712 |
| Date of creation |
1694 |
| Medium |
Plate |
| Collection name |
Het Menselijk Bedrijf |
| Provenance |
Jan Luyken, Afbeelding der Menschelyke Bezigheden [=Spiegel van het Menslyk Bedryf] Amsterdam 1723 |
| Product |
1 |
|
 |
|
