A woman, the cupster, takes blood from a woman using a late cup. This was done for medical reasons but also to find out the truth about love affairs from the blood. The mocking tone of the verse may allude to the latter., Kopster , print maker: Cornelis Dusart, (mentioned on object), Cornelis Dusart, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pierre François Basan, print maker: Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Netherlands, 1695, paper, etching, h 257 mm × w 174 mm

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