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Trunks Close

Channing, William, 1850, Pen work, Wash drawing
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Item no
19604
Title
Trunks Close. North side of High Street above Knox's House - now mostly demolished
Description
A woman and two children walk down a narrow lane between tenement buildings in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Another woman who is holding a jug, talks to a companion on the stepped entrance to one of the houses. At the foot of the steps a table is laden with produce. All along the street of flats, washing is strung from laundry poles to dry.
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Date
1850
Size
24.8 x 17.0 cm
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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