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Street Crier
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Door knocker at a half-open door. The door knocker is an old profession; the door knocker informs the relatives upon the passing of a person. The profession became extinct after the arrival of the telephone. Numbered in the upper left: 456. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Profession and Business, Complete suites.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAanspreker. c. 1719 - c. 1759. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.