Old Woman Spinning, Nicolaes Maes, between 1650 and 1660

Identification title(s): the spinner. Object type: painting object number: sk-a-246. Inscriptions / brands: signature, bottom right: 'n. Maes'. Description: the spinster. To the left of a table an old woman sits spinning wool. Against the wall is a rack with four jars hanging on it. Manufacture. Manufacturer: painter: nicolaes maes. Dating: 1650 - 1660. Physical characteristics: oil on canvas. Material: canvas oil paint. Dimensions: carrier: h 63 cm. × w 55 cm. Outer size: d 9 cm. (carrier incl. Sk-l-4611). Subject: what: spinning-wheel container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. Credit line: bequest of l. Dupper wzn. , dordrecht. Acquisition: bequest 1870. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between 1650 and 1660. Dimensions: height: 63 cm (24.8 in) ; width: 55 cm (21.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. De spinster, SK-A-246