Cicilia met bloemen, BI-1890-1952-50(R), Gesina ter Borch, 12 April 1654

Identification title(s): cicilia with flowers. Object type: drawing calligraphy poem watercolor object number: bi-1890-1952-50(r). Catalog reference: kettering 61-gs. Note: folio 50. Description: standing shepherdess next to poem describing the contrast between the love of cicilia and floriaen and that of clorinde and the shepherd-narrator; to the tune of siet cupido. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: gesina ter borch calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dated: 12-apr-1654. Physical characteristics: pen in brown, brush in black and colors, some details heightened with silver. Material: paper pen (feather) ink watercolor technique: brush / calligraphy. Dimensions: sheet: h 313 mm × w 204 mm explanation the poem is included in the dordrecht helicon (p. 21) as the song of cecilia. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 12 April 1654.