Wandering Needlewomen

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 number2015.67.110

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InscribedPrinted captions on paper, attached to mount verso, in black type: "Wandering Needlewomen. / THESE peripatetic tailors or needlewo- / en are extremely useful members of / society. / ¶ THE husband who may have been / obliged to put on his garments without / the stray button, owing to his wife's / forgetfulness, or the coolie who may / have accidentally torn his raiment, or / any one needing "the stitch in time" / which is to save the proverbial "nine," / may avail himself of the services of / these female street menders, who are / always provided with thread, buttons, / and other houswifes [sic.] necessaries. / ¶ Their presence may be recognised by / a peculiar call or cry."

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DescriptionHand colored image of two women standing outside in the sun holding straw baskets. They are dressed in layered garments with head coverings.

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