Lace stall knocker, ca. 1750, Image of a stall knocker (title on object), A lace stall beater. Used ca. 1750 in Haarlem to hang under the door knocker on the door to soften the sound of the knocker and to indicate that a child had been born in the house. Marked top left: Pl. VIII., print, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1774 - 1776, paper, etching, height, 190 mm × width, 166 mm

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