Woman Eating Hemp, 18th Century
‘La Corderie: Femme Mangeant du Chanvre’ (The Ropeworks: Woman Eating Hemp), by Jean Baptiste Huët (1745-1811) oil on canvas Watercolor with pen and ink “O, she’s warm! If this be magic, let it Read More …
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The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco, 1883
‘The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco’ (I funari di Torre del Greco) by Antonino Leto 1883
Craddocks Hemp Carding, 1916
A young female worker operating a hemp carding machine at Craddocks Wire Rope Works during WW1. Wakefield, England August 23, 1916