Textile Workers in Fife

[CDV of Women in the Textile Industry in Scotland]

Turner, W. T.

Notes: A portrait of two unidentified women holding strands of yarn. They are wearing distinctive uniforms of thick gathered skirt over a second, stiff, horizontally pleated skirt; a tunic over a blouse, and a flat cloth head covering that seems to tie in a large bow around their necks.

On the back (verso) of the mount someone has written in pencil, "Wool Bleachers in Scotland." Based on the location of the photographer and other photographs of 19th century bleachworks, it seems more likely that these women worked in a linen factory. A scarce image of women workers in the third quarter of the 19th century.

Occupational carte de visite photograph; image, 2-3/8 by 3-9/16 inches. Thin card mount, 2-1/2 by 4 inches, with photographer's printed mark on the back.

Edition + Condition: Near fine. Medium contrast image.

Publication: Leslie, Fife: W. T. Turner, (ca. 1870).

Item No: #360846

Price: $150