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Table decoration for the golden wedding of Burgomaster Gerrit Hooft, 1757
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Table decoration for the golden wedding of Burgomaster Gerrit Hooft, 1757

Simon Fokke · 1757 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Table decoration for the feast on the occasion of the golden wedding of Amsterdam burgomaster Gerrit Hooft and his wife Hester Hinloopen, on 28 June 1757. Decoration or ornament in baked sugar in the form of a garden with a temple, pavilions and allegorical figures in the centre, made by the Amsterdam confectioner Adriaen Kok. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: The Beginning, Middle and End of Man. Wedding and marriage.

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printGerrit Hooft (1684-1767)Hester Hinlopenfancy-cakes, fancy-pastriesgolden anniversaryAmsterdam
Credit lineTafelversiering bij de gouden bruiloft van burgermeester Gerrit Hooft, 1757. 1757. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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