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THE HONEST COURTESANS
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opposite Venetian printed card with flap, 1563
In this saucy card, the skirt flap can be lifted to reveal the courtesan’s undergarments, symbolic handkerchief and lofty chopins.
above Three pairs of Venetian courtesan’s chopins
Originally designed to protect shoes from the mud, the height of chopins came to be symbolic of the status
of the wearer as prostitute. ----------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------