| Occupation title source |
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Slager |
| Occupation title (english) |
Butcher |
| Hiscode |
77310 |
| Description of Image |
Two women sit working in a room hung with two paintings and a mirror. A young woman sits in a ladderback chair, making lace. She has a lacemaker's cushioned chest on her lap, and is bending forward to see the delicate work more clearly. Her left hand manipulates a series of bobbins. Next to her right foot, there is a small wooden footwarmer, suggesting that the room might be chilly. Next to the lacemaker, an older woman sits winding fine thread from a swift onto a lace bobbin.
Needlework was considered appropriate for women of all social classes*. Indeed, spinning was thought to be one of...
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| Gender |
Male |
| Title of the image |
Slager |
| Translation (English) |
Butcher |
| 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 1768 |
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