Peddler

Attributed to John Thomson (Scottish, 1837 - 1921)

Dateca. 1870

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 1/8 inches (8.69 × 5.41 cm)
Mount: 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 inches (10.49 × 6.15 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.67.96

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InscribedPrinted captions on paper, attached to mount verso, in black type: "Pedler [sic.]. / The multiplicity of articles of every / conceivable description offered for sale / by these vendors of "notions", as they / are happily termed in America, is ex- / traordinary. They generally take up a / position in some well frequented tho- / roughfare, and although their stock in / trade does not extend quite so far as / from a "pin to an anchor" it embraces / most of the little wants of the stream of / life which flows past them--that their / business however is not a very remu- / nerative or lucrative one, may perhaps / be inferred from the fact that they are / as a rule not very well conditioned look- / ing either in person or habiliments."

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DescriptionHand colored image of man with large spectacles pedaling his wares. He's playing with a hand held drum and is surrounded by large baskets and small vessels.

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