Walter Geikie
'Busy Auld Wives': Women Sewing by an Outside Staircase
About this artwork
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artist:Walter GeikieScottish (1795 - 1837)
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title:'Busy Auld Wives': Women Sewing by an Outside Staircase
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Black crayon and white heightening on buff paper, laid down
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measurements:20.50 x 13.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1950
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accession number:D 4555
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Walter Geikie
Walter Geikie
Aged only two, Geikie was struck by an illness that left him deaf. His father’s tireless efforts to educate his son in sign language reaped enormous rewards, and eventually Walter was also able to speak. A talented draughtsman, he enrolled in the Trustees’ Academy in 1812, where he advanced under...
