Twee op hun mand zittende vrouwen, NG-1996-6-85, Esaias Boursse, 1662

Identification title(s): two women sitting on their basket. Object type: sketchbook sheet object number: ng-1996-6-85. Description: two women are sitting outside by the side of the road. The woman on the left sits cross-legged on an inverted basket, the woman on the right sits on top of a full basket. Both women wear a long wrap skirt (redda) in sinhala style and a wide portuguese blouse with v-neck and long sleeves (hatte). On their heads there is a cloth on which a thick support ring lies. They are clearly resting, both with a hand under their chin for support. In the foreground is a pile of earth. They could be low-caste eurasian or sinhalese women doing the groundwork for colombo's recovery). Sheet 85 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 (with name)eurasion, half-casteskirt (with name)clothing for the upper part of the body (with name)working class, laborers - aa - women. When: 1662 - 1670. Where: sri lankacolombo. Acquisition: purchase nov 11, 1996. Date: 1662.