A willow basket weaver at work, London, Regency era

A willow basket weaver at work, London, Regency era. Journeyman prickle maker who works in a cellar on the western side of Haymarket. A prickle is a willow or osier basket used by wine-merchants for empty bottles. Copperplate engraving drawn from life and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his own The Cries of London, or Vagabondiana 2, edited by Francis Douce, John Bowyer Nichols, London, 1839

1839 Capitalism Cellar Craftsman Destitute Francis Douce Haymarket John Bowyer Nichols John Thomas Smith Journeyman Lower Classes Prickle Regency Era The Cries Of London Tradesmen Vagabondiana 2 Willow Working Class Working Poor

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