The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Cherishing (personified) ( - )

References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 390 ‡ Emblema Αvτιπελαργίας, Puerperæ sc. patrem famelicum in carcere lactantis. Ar. The storks teach us how we must honour our earthly Parents upon earth in y e Obverse. The Roman woman loveth her father, and giveth him nourishment at her breast. on ye Reverse These Medals are commonly given at Christenings in Germany. The emblem of Cherishing: a woman suckling her father in a prison-cell.