Staande dame, BI-1890-1952-52, Gesina ter Borch, circa 1654

Identification title(s): standing lady. Object type: drawing calligraphy poem watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-52. Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 52. Description: standing lady next to poem in dialogue form (samen-spraeck). Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Date: ca. 1654. Physical characteristics: pen in brown, brush in black and colours, some details enhanced with gold. Material: paper pen (feather) ink watercolor technique: brush / calligraphy. Dimensions: sheet: h 313 mm × w 204 mm explanation the poem comes from jacob cats' spiegel van den ouden ende nieuwen tijdt, first published in 1632. Credit line: purchased with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: circa 1654.