Hi, I think you may be correct. I have some Vermeer prints that I bought while visiting there. I looked at that one & it would be my guess too. Joan, in snowy Ontario.
Sent from my iPad > On Dec 30, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Rose Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Spiders > I have chosen 3 pictures by Vermeer to talk about to my U3A Art appreciation > group. One of course is 'The Lacemaker' which I went to see when it was in > Cambridge, UK. > Vermeer 1632 - 1675, lived and worked in the Flanders area. There was no > Belgium when he was alive, so Bruges, Antwerp and Delft (where he was born) > were all in the same region. > Another famous Vermeer picture I have chosen is 'Maidservant pouring milk'. I > was delighted to discover that in the bottom right hand corner of this picture > is something I think a lacemaker would use. > Do you think it is a foot warmer? Cinders from the fire would be placed in the > red pot that would be placed in the wooden box with holes in the top. The > Lacemaker would sit with it on the floor under her skirt. > Rosemarie Peel > Nuneaton,UK > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
