Kees Kaldenbach, Dutch art historian and Vermeer expert, has extensively researched the artist's connections to his hometown Delft. Among other things, he identified the tow barges, freight ships and herring busses that populate the View of Delft and even the specific time of the year which Vermeer represented.
(stÅ­mp) n. 1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled. 2. A part, as of a branch, limb, or tooth, remaining after the main part has been cut away, broken off, or worn down. 3. a. stumps Informal The legs.
A: To be honest, Charlie, the term freestanding is more than a little misleading. What it's supposed to mean is that the tent supports itselfâthe poles are tensioned by inserting them into pockets or grommets on the tent, and then the tent stands...erect, so to speak. The problem with the term is it implies that once the tent's poles are installed, you're all set. Far from it.