Drie vrouwen en een kind, NG-1996-6-104, Esaias Boursse, 1662

Identification title(s): three women and a child. Object type: sketchbook sheet object number: ng-1996-6-104. Description: on the left a woman walks out of the picture. She wears a south indian wrap-around dress (selai or sari) with the end falling forward over her right shoulder and covering her breasts. She has short frizzy hair, possibly a worker from south india. Next to it is an unclothed child: a boy or a girl, probably eurasian. The child has short wavy hair combed back and is holding the woman standing next to him with his right hand. That woman is wearing a wrap skirt (redda) with a wide portuguese blouse with long sleeves (hatte) above it. The folded 'collar' of the invisible v-neck is clearly visible. She wears a headscarf with a carrying ring on it. The woman on the right is dressed in a long wrap skirt (redda) and a wide portuguese blouse with long sleeves (hatte). A cloth is wrapped around the head and neck with a carrying ring on top. With her right arm she holds a wicker basket against her hip. She may have a sling around her waist. Sheet 104 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets. Manufacture. Manufacturer: illustrator: esaias boursse. Place of manufacture: sri lanka. Dated: 1662. Physical features: brush in gray. Material: paper ink technique: brush. Dimensions: height 148 mm × width 196 mm. Subject: what: asiatic races and peoples: indianseurasion, half-casteskirt (with name)clothing for the upper part of the body (with name)clothes covering the entire body (with name). When: 1662 - 1670. Where: colombosri lanka. Acquisition: purchase nov 11, 1996. Date: 1662.