Title

Cottagers in North Wales knitting

Caption

Cottagers in North Wales knitting. All the family, male and female, would spend as much time as possible knitting stockings from the wool of local sheep. The stockings would be sold at the town of Bala, Snowdonia, Wales. From "Scenes in England" by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822. Hand-coloured engraving. Agriculture. Sheep. Textiles.

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ARP07113_010261C

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