Types of Houses the Dutch Used

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A two-sided woodcut depicting two Dutch figures on one side and two Dutch houses on the other with handwritten instructional annotations. The paper sheet has two holes punched along the side. The sheet of paper has a [3] written at the top. The figures appear drawn within a large graphite square, a female figure on the left in bright red and a male figure on the right in dark maroon and purple. Both wear traditional Dutch clothing, the woman in a white bonnet and apron, and the man in a wide-brimmed hat and breeches. Both wear pointed wooden shoes. Beneath the image is an inscription in black ink with instructions that begin [You have all read Haus Holland. / Some of you may want to use that idea and have your figures skating.].

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