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Newhaven Fishwives
Unknown, 1850, Salted paper print
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Newhaven Fishwives
Newhaven Fishwives
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3916
Title
Newhaven Fishwives
Description
Two fisherwomen from Newhaven stand beside a column. They carry creels on their backs. The women wear headscarves and striped skirts, one wears a shawl.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1850
Size
15 x 17.3 cm
Type
Salted paper print
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Newhaven women played a significant role: they cleaned the lines, baited the lines, put hooks on the lines, prepared the fish and then went out and sold the fish. The fishwives had to go out in all weathers and many suffered from neck and shoulder ache from carrying the heavy creels. Some fishwives, went from the harbour at Newhaven to catch a train at Waverley where they travelled far and wide daily to sell their fish. Fishwives would often fillet the fish at the buyer's door.
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