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Cloth shearers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two fullers in a workshop. The men are shearing wool (woolen cloth) to make it smooth. In the background instruments with spikes from a teasel, with which the fabric was carded, or raised.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDoekscheerders. 1635. Jan Gillisz. van Vliet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.