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It is Good to Make the First Things Yourself
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A woman measuring fabric with plovers depicted on it, a pair of scissors and a ruler lie next to her on the ground. With two poems. The prints from this series relate to the belief that the first activities of the new year were particularly special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs indicating which activities could or should not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a specific year.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet is goed om de eerste dingen zelf te maken. c. 1822. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
