Nursery, ca. 1660-1661

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Nursery by Gesina ter Borch, ca. 1660-1661

Nursery with three women, probably the mothers and not the (wet)nurse or nanny.

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The woman on the left is teaching a child to walk. Two of the children are wearing a ‘valhoedje’, a padded cap that protects against falling.

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Via: Rijksmuseum

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