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 xx PIETER VAN SLINGELAND 441 In another place is a group of kitchen utensils a basket of turf and wood, a copper pot, an overturned pail, and other objects. Panel, 13^ inches by u inches. Sales. J. Gildemeester, Amsterdam, June II, 1800, No. 200 (310 florins, Labouchere). M. L. Lapeyriere, Paris, April 14, 1817 (2005 francs). In the collection of F. Boursault, Paris ; bought as a whole in 1838 by Arteria for E. Higginson. Sale. Edmund Higginson, Saltmarshe Castle, June 4, 1846 (.50:83., Goldsmid) ; in the 1842 catalogue, No. 64. 66. A Young Woman scouring Fire-irons. Sm. 19, and Suppl. 10. A room with a large projecting chimney-piece at the side. In front stands a comely maid-servant, wearing a white cap, a drab jacket, and a bluish apron. She is scouring a pair of tongs on the top of a tub. Near her and round the room are a long-handled saucepan, a pot, a candlestick, a jug, a frying-pan, a Turkey carpet, and a picture. "Every part of this little picture is finished with the most elaborate care" (Sm.). Panel, 16 inches by 1 8 inches. Exhibited in London, 1845, No. 28. Sale. Mrs. Gordon, London, April 1808 (48 : 16 : 6). In the collection of William Wells, Redleaf, 1842 (Sm., who valued it at 157:105.). Sale.W. Wells, London, May 12, 1848 (87 : 35., Evans). 67. A Woman drawing Water. Sm. Suppl. 18. In a homely Dutch scene, with various cooking utensils, a woman in a red jacket and a brown apron draws water at a well. A child stands crying at her side. " Painted in the artist's broad and free manner" (Sm.). Panel, 13^ inches by u inches. Sales. W. A. Verbruggen, The Hague, September 27, 1831, No. 55 (276 florins). P. J. and B. van der Muelen of Coblenz, Amsterdam, August 22, 1850, No. 66. 67*7. A Kitchen. In a kitchen a herdsman stands beside the cook who is plucking a duck. Panel, 8^ inches by 7^ inches. In the collection of J. P. Weyer, Cologne, 1852 (Parthey, ii. 556). Interior of a Cottage. In the outer room of a cottage an old woman stands drawing water. She is surrounded by cooking utensils and peasant furniture. Very finely rendered and well painted. Panel, 13 inches by n inches. Sales. Amsterdam, September 26, 1854, No. 37. (First supplement) Amsterdam, November 29, 1854, No. 45. 68. Interior of a Wash -House. A washerwoman draws water from a pump in the middle of the wash-house. She is in full light ; her red jacket, over which she has a grey apron, forms a bright spot. Beside the fire blazing on the hearth a smoker fills his pipe. On a low chair