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Newhaven fishwife with her daughters

1925, Photograph
Newhaven fishwife with her daughters
Newhaven fishwife with her daughters
Newhaven fishwife with her daughters
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Item no
22211
Title
Newhaven fishwife with her daughters
Description
Photograph of a Newhaven fishwife and her two young daughters. She wears the traditional fishwife 'gala' dress of striped petticoats, a patterned blouse or 'shor' goon' with turned up sleeves, and a shawl pinned across her body. Her two daughters wear white cotton frilled pinafores over knee-length dresses with long sleeves. They are standing in front of a house with steps leading to the front door.

Date
1925
Size
5.5. x 5.5 cm
Type
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
3.14 C158/5