Woman with a Pearl Necklace would cover is very similar to that in his painting "Woman with a Water Jug". On that same side of the wall, Vermeer displays a framed mirror. The black frame is most likely made of ebony, which indicates wealth and status. The fact that Vermeer uses a mirror is also distinctive. Vermeer associated the sense of reflection to portray the woman with vanity or feminine power. Also due to Vermeer’s interest in certain Greek muses, he used the mirror to portray duality. However, according to the Essential Vermeer Website, other historians believe this mirror may indicate a Dutch theme of
The Brown Jug The Brown Jug The Brown Jug (also known as The Jug) is a college humor magazine founded in 1920 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following the death of the "Brunonian" in February 1919, "The Brown Jug" was founded in February 1920, making it Brown's oldest humor publication and second-oldest publication overall (Brown's student newspaper, "The Brown Daily Herald", founded in 1891, is the only publication that pre-dates the "Jug"). The "Jug"s original statement of purpose read: ""The Brown Jug, a magazine of wit, administered in monthly installments, is published by the Board of Jugglers ... The Brown Jug