White Horse Close

Category

Library Item

Item no

6

Title

White Horse Close

Description

Women are washing laundry while another woman and child set up a rope and poles in White Horse Close in Edinburgh. On stairs amongst the buildings a child eats from a bowl with a spoon. Beside the stairs is a tub and watering can.

Artist / maker

Smith, Jane Stewart

Date

1867

Size

24 x 34.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

White Horse Close is located just off the Canongate close to Holyroodhouse. There is no evidence of the White Horse Inn ever having served as an Inn, although it does seem to have been built for this purpose. The Close may derive its name from having been the site of the palace stables. It may even be a specific reference to one of Mary Queen of Scot's horses. The date of the building's construction is unclear, as at least two different dates have been displayed on the window-head at various times.

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Furnishings > Equipment > Laundry

Homes > Residential buildings > Backyards

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Children

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

(55°57′9″N, 3°10′29″W)

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