Occupation title source   Mostert verkoper
Occupation title (english) Mustard vendor
Hiscode 45220
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...
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Gender Female
Title of the image Mostert
Translation (English) Mustard
Language source Dutch
Country source The Netherlands
Artist's name Lenaert Bramer
Artist's years and locations 1596-1674
Date of creation 1659 (circa)
Medium Drawing
Collection name Straatwerken
Provenance Prentenkabinet, Leiden
Collection address University of Leiden
Product 1
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