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Buckie wife, Canongate

Unknown, 1885, Photograph
Buckie wife, Canongate
Buckie wife, Canongate
Buckie wife, Canongate
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Item no
14058
Title
Buckie wife, Canongate
Description
A buckie wife sits on the Canongate, Edinburgh with two young children. She is wearing a headscarf and has baskets laid out in front of her displaying her wares. A barefooted boy and a younger child look on. Across the street are the shops including Taylor's Boot Warehouse, J. Campbell butchers and Macdonald's Commercial Hotel. In front of the shops stand a horse and carriage and another street vendor with a cart.
Artist / maker
Date
1885
Size
21.5 x 16.7 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection