Maulstick

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This painting by Adriaen van Ostade shows a maulstick in use in the artist's studio
This painting by Adriaen van Ostade shows a maulstick in use in the artist's studio

A maulstick, or mahlstick, is a stick with a soft leather or padded head, used by painters to support the hand that holds the brush. The word is an adaptation of the Dutch maalstok, i.e. the "painter's stick", from malen, "to paint".

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