Drie jongens spelen het spel tiepelen, RP-T-1887-A-969, Harmen ter Borch, 31 December 1649

Identification title(s): three boys play the game of tinkering. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-1887-a-969. Catalog reference: kettering 62-h. Inscriptions / marks: annotation, recto bottom, handwritten with pen in brown: 'harman ter borch. Inventor. The 31st of december anno 1649. ' (in handwriting by gerard the elder). Description: the boy on the left is about to hit the tiepel, the boys on the right hope to catch it in their hats. At the top right you can see a faint figure in chalk, on the back of the sheet there are also light figures in chalk. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: harmen ter borch (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dated: 31-dec-1649. Physical characteristics: pen in brown over traces of black chalk. Material: paper pen (feather) ink chalk. Dimensions: top: h 100 mm × w 162 mm. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 31 December 1649.