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Rare Meltin Oysters. Large Meltin Oysters

image © Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | All Rights Reserved

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Date

c.1835

Artist

Paul Sandby (1725-1809)

Collection

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Description

An old woman with a stick and a girl selling oysters. The woman wears a blue dress, a hat and has a long shawl over her shoulders. Her oysters are in a dish balanced on her head. The girl stands in the shadow of the woman and is using her right hand to support the dish on her head.
The title of the work is written in pencil at the bottom of the drawing.

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All Rights Reserved

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image © Nottingham City Museums and Galleries

Location

London, England

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Fishing
Markets
Industries
Food
Trade

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People & Society

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