Talk:The Proposition (Leyster)

Latest comment: 8 years ago by 75.115.90.84 in topic foot warmer paragraph

foot warmer paragraph edit

The paragraph on foot warmers states "A foot warmer wholly under the skirt indicated a married woman who was unavailable, as it does in The Proposition; a foot warmer projecting halfway out from under the skirt with the woman's foot visible on it indicated one who might be receptive to a male suitor..." But I'm looking at the image close up right now, and it seems clear to me that the foot warmer is not "wholly under the skirt" -- it's much more like "projecting halfway out" -- and her foot (albeit not a bare foot) is visible between the foot warmer and her blue skirt. Am I missing something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.115.90.84 (talk) 18:36, 4 May 2016 (UTC)Reply