Occupation title source |
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Borstelverkoper |
Occupation title (english) |
Brush vendor |
Hiscode |
45220 |
Description of Image |
In a rural village, a man with his back to the viewer carries six or seven whisk brooms over his left shoulder. He extends his right arm and offers a hearth brush to a woman who is facing him. She holds another brush in her left hand, while her right hand fingers test out the bristles.
Stiff bristled brushes of twigs or trimmed straw were sold by itinerant peddlers. Housewives used brushes regularly to sweep wood and peat ash from their hearths as they prepared the fireplace to cook meals. Fireplaces were occasionally used to take the chill off a room, often a problem in damp, windy Hollan...
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Gender |
Male |
Title of the image |
Coopie geen Haart borstels |
Translation (English) |
Do you want to buy Hearth Brushes? |
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 |
Icon essay copyright |
Granted |
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