Netherlands, Knife handle, Two handles of knives, Knife handle with representations of Esther., Esther in prayer and Esther making her toilet for her visit to Ahasverus. At the bottom in the niche a standing man wearing a cape. Inscriptions: oft t'hart moet tranen (in medallion); 1 Hester 4 Caput (under representation); Dies (under niche); all inscriptions are mirrored. Hatched background. One of two sheets with a medallion at the top in a frame of foliate scrolls, a biblical representation below and a figure in a niche at the bottom., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 84 mm, width 18, 9 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1610, 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher