Women and handicraft in history, there are some paints about this theme in the collections of musea all around the world. It tells a lot about the past time and the position of women, so interesting at all.
Youth mother with her child, painted by Gerrit Dou, Mauritshuis/The Hague
The old lace-maker (detail), painted by Nicolaes Maes, Mauritshuis/The Hague
You will find these paints at the Mauritshuis in The Hague: www.mauritshuis.nl.
Mr & Mrs Jones 