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Maid of Cologne
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A maid from Cologne, wearing a hip-length wide cape that fits around the forehead. Gathered flat collar trimmed with lace strip. Tight bodice with bragoenen and tight sleeves on an ankle-length gathered skirt of light color decorated with two horizontal bands above the hem. Gathered white apron. Open shoes with block heels. Deep basket on the left arm.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAncilla Coloniensis. 1643. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.