Title: [missing but similar print has ‘Welsh Costumes / Farmer’s Daughters. Farm Servant. Market Woman. Farmer’s Wife / Sold by D. Ll. Lewis, Rhyl / Eng. by Newman and Co., 48 Watling St., London’]
Description:
Print trimmed and mounted on card.
(1) ‘Farmer’s daughter’ Girl with Welsh hat, shawl, short-sleeved gown, apron.
(2) ‘Farmer’s daughter’. Woman with Welsh hat, goffered cap, shawl, skirt, carrying an umbrella.
She is very similar to the ‘Farmer's daughter’ in J.C. Rowland, 'Welsh Costumes [showing Errand Girl etc.] ’1848, and R Griffith’s ‘Welsh Costumes taken on a market day in Wales’ 1850s.
(3) ‘Farm Servant’ with staved container on her head, goffered cap with broad ribbon tie, shawl, short-sleeved ?gown, skirt, shoes.
(4) ‘Market Woman’ with Welsh hat, goffered cap with broad ribbon tie; shawl, long-sleeved gown (the bunched tail is visible on the left; apron, shoes; carrying a basket.
(5) ‘Farmer’s wife’ Elderly woman with Welsh hat, goffered cap with broad ribbon tie; cloak, apron, carrying an umbrella.
Note: It is very unusual for a small girl like the one on the left to be shown wearing a Welsh hat.
Medium: steel engraving, hand coloured
Size: mount: 17.2 x 21; image: 7.2 x 9.1 cms.
Artist:
Engraver: Newman & Co. London
Printer:
Publisher:
Sold by: D. Ll. Lewis, Rhyl
Date: 1850 (about)