The Lacemaker, ca. 1656, Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, Dordrecht 1634

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The Lacemaker, ca. 1656, Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, Dordrecht 1634–1693 Amsterdam), A young mother makes lace while the boy in a high chair entertains himself (the objects are probably a pacifier and a ball). A ceramic porringer has been put down on the floor, where the silver cup and rattle would have arrived spontaneously

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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