Caption

View of a home economics class, photograph, page, Antwerp, c. 1888 - in or before 1893, photographer, paper, daylight collodion silver print, height 103 mm x width 169 mm, elementary school, class, form, laundering, household chores, A sepia-toned indoor scene shows a group of young women and girls standing and working along a long table and near washbasins, wearing long dresses and aprons with some wearing dark pinafores and high collars, their hair pulled back. Above them shelves hold various pots, pitchers, kettles, pans, and decorative framed illustrations of food cuts and a crucifix with a round clock above it. Wall hooks display hanging utensils like ladles and strainers. On the floor and in front are wicker baskets, wooden tubs, and basins with cloths draped over them. Potted plants sit on a cabinet at one side and small jars and a lamp sit on a sideboard at the other side. A chalkboard with handwriting leans against the wall behind the group. The room has plain walls and a high ceiling, and there are stools and a wooden chair visible at the edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B05_156

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34.3Mb (5.9Mb) / 14.4in x 9.3in / 4319 x 2776 (300dpi)

Keywords

View home economics class photograph page Antwerp c 1888 - 1893 photographer paper daylight collodion silver print height 103 mm x width 169 mm elementary school class form laundering household chores sepia-toned indoor scene group young women girls standing working long table near washbasins wearing long dresses aprons wearing dark pinafores high collars hair pulled back them shelves hold various pots pitchers kettles pans decorative framed illustrations food cuts crucifix round clock Wall hooks display hanging utensils ladles strainers floor front wicker baskets wooden tubs basins cloths draped Potted plants sit cabinet side small jars lamp sit sideboard chalkboard handwriting leans wall room plain walls high ceiling stools wooden chair visible edges