Identificationtitle(s): solomon's throne. Object type: picture book illustration album page object number: rp-p-2015-17-119-5. Description: king solomon sits on his throne. He has a scepter in his hand and a book on his lap. According to 1 kings 10, the throne was made of ivory overlaid with pure gold. Six steps led to the throne, which had a round headrest at the top and armrests on either side of the seat. Next to the armrests stood two lions and on the six steps stood twelve lions, one on each side of each step. The man on the left offers a gift. The print is part of an album. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: christoffel van sichem (ii) (mentioned on object), printmaker: christoffel van sichem (iii) (mentioned on object), publisher: pieter jacobsz. Paets. Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1645 - 1646. Physical characteristics: woodcut pasted on album page; verso with letterpress text. Material: paper technique: woodcut / letterpress / pasting. Dimensions: image: h 106 mm × w 83 mm explanation the print was made for the publications of p. J. Paets from amsterdam. In any case, she appears in: bibel's tresoor or the pleasure garden. Amsterdam, p. J. Paets, 1646. Possibly also in: historien ende prophetien. [amsterdam], p. J. Paets, 1645. Subject: what: the history of salomon. Solomon and his court. Acquisition: unknown 1936. Date: between 1645 and 1646.
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