West India washer woman ca. 1779

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Title

West India washer woman ca. 1779

Description

Four West Indian washerwomen - one a mulatta - washing in the river. A child is among the women who are covered from the waist down in cloths and wearing wraps on their heads.

Subject

Women; Household employees; Rivers; West Indians; Children; Boys

Source

NLJ Print Collection - P/290 P/447, P/284

Identifier

D0004800

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Print

Publisher

ca. 1779

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Citation

“West India washer woman ca. 1779,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed March 29, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/3868.