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Pair of marriage goblets with lids, anonymous, 1759
These goblets commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Jacob van Westrenen and Johanna Catharina Mamuchet van Houdringe. The arms were executed with a diamond-point stylus, a small diamond chip in a holder used to incise the glass. This technique was common in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
Translation of inscription A: Best wishes and good cheer oh Noble couple on your Fiftieth Wedding Year.
Translation of inscription B: Despite the burden of so many years,

diamond-point engraving, h c.32.5cm × d 11cm
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Pair of marriage goblets with lids, anonymous, 1759
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Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631
Here the light comes from behind the old woman: the brightest illumination falls on the book and her wrinkled hand, modelled with paint. Her face remains in shadow. She could be the prophetess Anna, an elderly widow who, according to the Bible, served God through fasting and prayer. Tradition has it that Rembrandt’s mother posed for this painting.

oil on panel, h 60cm × w 48cm
rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/S
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Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631
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Charger with a qilin, anonymous, c. 1350
This charger is painted with a qilin, a mythical beast. According to legend, a qilin has the scaly skin of a dragon, the body of a deer and the hooves and tail of an ox. It is a benign creature, which refrains from stepping on insects or eating live grass. The qilin possesses both male (qi) and female (lin) powers.

turning, h 7.2cm × d 45.7cm
rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/A
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Charger with a qilin, anonymous, c. 1350
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