Minerva leads a weaving mill

Trade label of a weaving mill. Minerva visits women who spin wool and weave cloth. She holds a weaving pattern in her hand and points to women examining the cloth. Above the loom a spider's web, as a reference to Arachne who was turned into a spider by her. In the background ships bringing in the raw materials. The scene is framed in an extravagantly decorated cartouche crowned by Father Time, the city maiden of Amsterdam and Mercury, the god of trade. Presumably a trade label for a weaving mill in Amsterdam. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, industry and traffic, Wholesale trade, Auctions, Brokerage and Insurance, Old business cards of shops and factories, advertising.