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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1906P655 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1860 - 1860 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | John Everett Millais - View biography for John Everett Millais |
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Notes | The Seamstress is an illustration to 'The Iceberg', a story by J. Stewart Harrison published in the periodical 'Once A Week'. The story tells of a sailor (Ben) who is attached to a young woman (Esther) and returns from a voyage to discover she has borne a son by another man. The plight of 'fallen women' reduced to piece-work sewing for miserably low pay was first brought to public attention through Thomas Hood's poem 'The Song of the Shirt', published in Punch in 1843. | | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th century |
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| Medium: | Watercolour with scratching on paper. |
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| Material(s): | Watercolour |
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Associated People | | Dimensions | | Height: | 112 mm |
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| Width: | 138 mm |
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1978P626.13 - Wood Engraving - The Iceberg - Esthers Death - Published
1978P626.6 - Wood Engraving - The Iceberg - The Seamstress - Published