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The Factory Children circa 1814

THIS IS A REBUBLISHED PRINT LAID ONTO CLOTH

Ref: Walker009, 1814

The Factory Children circa 1814. Boy and girl employees walk to work carrying the day's food in baskets. In the background a typical West Riding mill for wool or cotton. In the field, cloth put out to dry on tenterhooks. Taken from an aquatint first published in George Walker’s 'The costume of Yorkshire' circa 1814 illustrating the various styles of dress worn by people of differing traditional professions in the county of Yorkshire in the 19th century.

Rolled in a covered tube £22.00

Pigment ink, archival paper, laid on cloth.

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