Interior with Women beside a Linen Cupboard

Pieter de Hooch, 1663

The sun lights up the canal houses outside, while in the darker interior a girl plays ‘kolf,’ a kind of hockey. Two women stack freshly pressed linen in a closet. The linen cupboard had an important place in the home. The lady of the house carried its key with her and ‘handed out the sheets’: she called the shots and was in charge of the household.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-C-1191
  • Dimensionsheight 70 cm x width 75.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Stories

Pieter de Hooch

An artist who transformed light and space into poetry

A Maid with a Child in a Pantry

Discover more

"interior of the house" by Pieter de Hooch

A Mother Delousing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘A Mother’s Duty’

Pieter de Hooch, c. 1660 - c. 1661

A Mother Delousing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘A Mother’s Duty’

A Maid with a Child in a Pantry

Pieter de Hooch, c. 1656 - c. 1660

A Maid with a Child in a Pantry

Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall of a House

Pieter de Hooch, 1670

Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall of a House

more by Pieter de Hooch

A Mother Delousing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘A Mother’s Duty’

Pieter de Hooch, c. 1660 - c. 1661

A Mother Delousing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘A Mother’s Duty’

A Maid with a Child in a Pantry

Pieter de Hooch, c. 1656 - c. 1660

A Maid with a Child in a Pantry

Figures in a Courtyard behind a House

Pieter de Hooch, c. 1663 - c. 1665

Figures in a Courtyard behind a House

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Interior with Women beside a Linen Cupboard
    • Interior with Women beside a Linen Chest (former title)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-C-1191

  • Description

    Terwijl buiten de zon grachtenhuizen vol in het licht zet, speelt binnen een meisje kolf, een soort hockey. Twee vrouwen leggen net geperst linnengoed in de kast. De linnenkast had een belangrijke plek in het huis. De vrouw des huizes droeg de sleutel van de kast bij zich en ‘deelde de lakens uit’: zij had het binnenshuis voor het zeggen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘P.D. Hoogh 1663’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Pieter de Hooch

  • Dating

    1663

  • Search further with

Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 70 cm x width 75.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

Related objects

  • Related

Persistent URL

Questions?

Do you spot a mistake? Or do you have information about the object? Let us know!