Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899
Dancing the Hay, English morris dancers in traditional clothing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair. Most probable derivation of the word hay is from the French haie, a hedge, the dancers standing in two rows, being linked to hedges. But the hay was danced in a circle as well as a line
Picture No
11939047
Media ID
47659387
Size
5399px x 4060px
(4.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Benjamin Stone in Sir Benjamin Stone's Pictures', page 12
Date
1899
