Gedicht over de leegheid van aardse pleziertjes (deel 1), BI-1890-1950-19(R), Gesina ter Borch, 1646 - ca. 1650

Identificationtitle(s): poem about the emptiness of earthly pleasures (part 1). Object type: poem calligraphy object number: bi-1890-1950-19(r). Catalog reference: kettering 60-gs. Note: folio 19. Description: poem to the tune of t' houwelick is a good story. Manufacture. Manufacturer: calligrapher: gesina ter borch. Place of manufacture: zwolle. Dating: 1646 - ca. 1650. Material: paper, pen (feather) ink. Technique: calligraphy. Dimensions: sheet: h 155 mm × w 211 mm explanation the poem, by jan harmens krul, was first published in vermakelijcke uyren from 1628, then in eerlijcke tytkort from 1634 and anonymously in utrechts zang-prieeltien from 1649, always to the tune of schoonste nimphe in het wout. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase feb-1887. Date: 1646 - ca. 1650.