Artist: Nicolaes Maes
Title: Old Woman Dozing
Date: 1656
Nationality: Dutch
Pillow: domed, flat back, sloping towards lacemaker
Bobbins: with bulbs on end, on pillow, a reasonable number
Comments: The lacemaker is sewing, with her lace pillow carefully put on a chair. This means that you can see the pillow from the lacemaker's side.
Nicolaes Maes painted several other lacemakers.
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