Emblems: shuttle, skimmer, diamond, and hoe
Everyday tools paired with moral mottos in red chalk
Another inverted red-chalk emblem page, pairing everyday tools with moral mottos. A weaver's shuttle stands for perseverance ('I shall keep moving until the cloth is finished'), a skimming-ladle for skimming away sorrows, and a weeding-hoe for rooting out the wicked. A further indeterminate figure is marked 'diamond' beside an unfinished motto.
On this page
The weaver's shuttle: perseverance
A drawn shuttle carries the motto that one will keep moving until the cloth is finished, an emblem of perseverance. The word 'scola' is written beside it.
The skimming-ladle
A slotted skimming-spoon illustrates the motto 'Thus are sorrows skimmed away.'
The diamond device (incomplete)
An indeterminate figure is labelled 'diamond', with a motto left unfinished: 'Every thing for the ...'
The weeding-hoe
At the foot of the page a weeding-hoe bears the motto 'To root out the wicked.'