The Tailor
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Tailor
Scripture Reference:
- Isaiah 61 (further images / scripture text)
Description: Two tailors sew cross-legged on their work table in front of the window; a woman sits on a chair also sewing. A boy searches through a basket of scraps on the floor. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712) was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is Isaiah 61:10.
Motto: O Man, wear Thy best garment.
Poem:
The garment is needed in this time,
But both garment and flesh wear out:
Thus there is a good reason,
To look forward with our heart
To the heavenly fabric and holy raiment,
That might clothe us for eternity.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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