George Cruikshank
Scotch Washing
About this artwork
Scotch Washing’ refers to the practice of tramping washing in large tubs: ‘young women with their dresses tucked up treading upon linen by way of washing not only in summer but in the hardest frosty weather where their legs are almost as red as blood’, as one contemporary described it.
Updated before 2020
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artist:George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878) British
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title:Scotch Washing
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date created:Published August 16th 1810
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materials:Hand coloured etching on paper
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measurements:Image: 21.40 x 32.70 cm
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credit line:Purchased with the assistance of EAFAS 2006
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accession number:P 3120
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George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank
George Cruickshank was the principal political and social caricaturist of his day and a leading illustrator, renowned for his light-hearted caricatures of everyday life made for popular publications and journals.