Black and white/sepia (delete as appropriate)
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2016.50.241
Identification
Item: A fishwife at the Salesman's Office, on North Pier, Newlyn Harbour.
Description: An elderly lady, possibly a fishwife, but not in traditional costume, standing by a fish-buyer's hut/office. She has on a very clean white 'towser', wears a straw-hat (possibly decked with flowers) and carries two hand baskets. The hut is clearly labelled "W.Gillings. Billingsgate Market London" as are the fish-boxes piled beside the hut, and on the roof. This is the second of two shots taken during a mackerel fishing season at Newlyn, see also 2016.50.237.
Condition: Good
Description
Material: Photographic paper
Production
Method: Printed
Category: Photography
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