Straw-Plaiting
Three women plait straw, near St Albans, Hertfordshire. Straw-plaiting, to make hats and other items, was an important home industry in the middle of the nineteenth century in the Hertfordshire area, which was within easy reach of the London markets
Picture No
10487383
Media ID
46050389
Size
4457px x 3169px
(6.3MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving based on a painting by William Lee Illustrated London News 14 May 1853
Date
1853
