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A walk through Edinburgh (Tolbooth Well)

Skene, James, 1817, Wash drawing
A walk through Edinburgh (Tolbooth Well)
A walk through Edinburgh (Tolbooth Well)
A walk through Edinburgh (Tolbooth Well)
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627
Title
A walk through Edinburgh (Tolbooth Well)
Description
A woman is filling a barrel with water while other women queue at the well. Some of the women are sitting. A woman walks away with a barrel on her back. A town crier wearing a hat, breeches and a long coat is ringing a bell. The artist has written "A walk thro' Edinr" 1817 on the side of the well.
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Date
1817
Size
12 x 12 cm.
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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