Chores Collection (page 7)

Bringing in the Jyuala to Town, c. 1895 (b / w photo)
701573 Bringing in the Jyuala to Town, c.1895 (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; South African, out of copyright

A view of Cologne with the churches of Saint Gereon and Saint Pantaleon (oil on canvas
BRN198216 A view of Cologne with the churches of Saint Gereon and Saint Pantaleon (oil on canvas) c 1670 by Berckheyde, Gerrit Adriaensz (1638-98); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Attic Room, 1862 (oil on card)
AKV406783 The Attic Room, 1862 (oil on card) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); 30x23 cm; Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfond, Munich, Germany; (add.info.: Die Dachstube; ); eAckermann Kunstverlag; German

Scrubbing the deck of the HMS Calliope (b / w photo)
RNM286320 Scrubbing the deck of the HMS Calliope (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Women performing domestic chores in Ancient Greece (litho)
5996998 Women performing domestic chores in Ancient Greece (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women performing domestic chores in Ancient Greece)

At Sandhills, Witley (watercolour with scratching out)
1766723 At Sandhills, Witley (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 28x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At Sandhills, Witley. Helen Allingham (1848-1926)

Returning Sails of the Towel Rack (Tenugui-kake no kihan)
2969419 Returning Sails of the Towel Rack (Tenugui-kake no kihan), from the series Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei), c.1766 (colour woodblock print; chuban, surimono) by Harunobu

Old Woman Mending her Linen (bronze)
2973596 Old Woman Mending her Linen (bronze) by Wijk, Charles Henri Marie van (1875-1917); height: 39.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oude Vrouw haar Linnen Verstellende)

Laundry Maids, Kermouster; Kermouster, Les Lavandieres, 1914-1915 (oil on canvas)
652354 Laundry Maids, Kermouster; Kermouster, Les Lavandieres, 1914-1915 (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 32.6x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Laundry Maids)

Laundresses, c. 1876 (oil on canvas)
656365 Laundresses, c.1876 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 46x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Blanchisseuses); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The ideal husband cleaning the fireplace (colour litho)
6000028 The ideal husband cleaning the fireplace (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ideal husband cleaning the fireplace)

Norwegian Interior, 1913 (oil on canvas)
AGN125662 Norwegian Interior, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Gilman, Harold (1876-1919); 71x56 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Le Garcon Cabaretier (The Cellar Boy) engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754
5934124 Le GarAzon Cabaretier (The Cellar Boy) engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754) 1750 (etching & engraving) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) (after); Fitzwilliam Museum

L Ecureuse, engraved by Charles-Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754
5934121 L Ecureuse, engraved by Charles-Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754) 1740 (etching & engraving) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) (after); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Blackleading the Fire Grate, 1907 (w / c on paper)
2604197 Blackleading the Fire Grate, 1907 (w/c on paper) by Rankin, William B. E. (1881-1941); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

Woman Pouring Water into Milk Cans (also known as Woman at the Well), c
989408 Woman Pouring Water into Milk Cans (also known as Woman at the Well), c.1854-1857 (black crayon heightened with white on gray-beige paper) by Millet

The Four Seasons - Spring, (oil on panel)
990234 The Four Seasons - Spring, (oil on panel) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 51x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Four Seasons - Spring. Oil on panel. Sebastian Vrancx (1573-1647)

La Toilette of Jean Guerard, 1889 (oil on canvas)
989951 La Toilette of Jean Guerard, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Goeneutte, Norbert (1854-94); 144.2x115.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Toilette of Jean Guerard. Norbert Goeneutte (1854-1894)

A Maid Ironing, (pastel)
824120 A Maid Ironing, (pastel) by Morland, Henry Robert (1730-97); 56.3x43.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Maid Ironing. Henry Robert Morland (1730-1797). Pastel

A Peasant Girl gathering Faggots, and Figures Seated by the Bole of an Ancient Gnarled
824096 A Peasant Girl gathering Faggots, and Figures Seated by the Bole of an Ancient Gnarled Beech Tree, (pencil and bodycolour) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 44.4x57.8

Study of Washers at Eragny; Les Laveuses, etude, a Eragny, c. 1901 (oil on canvas)
826019 Study of Washers at Eragny; Les Laveuses, etude, a Eragny, c.1901 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 73x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, c. 1697 (oil on canvas)
827721 Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, c.1697 (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); 191.5x150.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well)

The Kitchen Maids Mirror, 1867 (oil on canvas)
827289 The Kitchen Maids Mirror, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Moeselagen, Johannes (b.1827); 66.6x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kitchen Maids Mirror. Johannes Moeselagen (b.1827)

An Amsterdam Orphan Girl Sewing, c. 1890 (w / c laid down on cardboard)
2973594 An Amsterdam Orphan Girl Sewing, c.1890 (w/c laid down on cardboard) by Waay, Nicolaes van der (1855-1936); 89x60.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Foster Mother, 1925
RAK10775 The Foster Mother, 1925 by Robinson, Frederick Cayley (1862-1927); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Karin by the Linen Cupboard, 1906 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CH419892 Karin by the Linen Cupboard, 1906 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 63.2x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Washerwomen (w / c on paper)
497473 The Washerwomen (w/c on paper) by Rico y Ortega, Martin (1833-1908); 33x51 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Woman Sweeping her Home (black chalk on paper)
CH401576 Woman Sweeping her Home (black chalk on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A Woman Sewing in an Interior (oil on panel)
CH402649 A Woman Sewing in an Interior (oil on panel) by Holsoe, Carl (1863-1935); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

An Interior with a Woman Sewing (oil on canvas)
CH402642 An Interior with a Woman Sewing (oil on canvas) by Holsoe, Carl (1863-1935); 50x42.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

Kitchen Maids (oil on canvas)
CH402402 Kitchen Maids (oil on canvas) by Bail, Joseph (1862-1921); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Hands of a Woman, Mexico, 1926 (b / w photo)
472865 Hands of a Woman, Mexico, 1926 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Ms 1130 fol. 83r Chastity and Poverty making a bed, from
CHT227161 Ms 1130 fol.83r Chastity and Poverty making a bed, from Le Roman des Trois Pelerinages by Guillaume de Digulleville (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve

A Christmas Transformation (chromolitho)
1054814 A Christmas Transformation (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Transformation)

The iron (chromolitho)
977672 The iron (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The iron. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Women ironing (chromolitho)
1093513 Women ironing (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women ironing. Advertisement for Amidon Remy)

Unidentified woman demonstrating the use of the Apex vacuum cleaner, c
1078893 Unidentified woman demonstrating the use of the Apex vacuum cleaner, c.1913-14 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Unidentified little girl demonstrating the use of an electric iron, c. 1913-14 (b / w photo)
1078888 Unidentified little girl demonstrating the use of an electric iron, c.1913-14 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Woman churning butter (colour photo)
3096513 Woman churning butter (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman churning butter)

1940s Homemaker Washes Dishes in Her Dream Kitchen, 1944 (screen print)
2630104 1940s Homemaker Washes Dishes in Her Dream Kitchen, 1944 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two French soldiers are taking care of their laundry using boards set up on the trough of
2606726 Two French soldiers are taking care of their laundry using boards set up on the trough of a fountain near a farm house in the town of Gildwiller, Department Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

When the Evening Sun is Set, (oil on canvas)
657040 When the Evening Sun is Set, (oil on canvas) by Fletcher, William Teulon Blandford (1858-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Evening Sun is Set)

Gathering Water, (watercolour)
658758 Gathering Water, (watercolour) by Sala, Paolo (1859-1924); 43x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gathering Water. Paolo Sala (1859-1929). Watercolour

At the Well, (oil on canvas)
658741 At the Well, (oil on canvas) by Siemieradzki, Henryk (1843-1902); 55.2x100.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Well. Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902). Oil on canvas

The Happy Family, 1860 (oil on canvas)
659110 The Happy Family, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Lancerotto, Egisto (1848-1916); 75.2x55.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Happy Family. Egisto Lancerotto (1848-1916). Oil on canvas

A Child Peeling Potatoes, (oil on canvas)
658234 A Child Peeling Potatoes, (oil on canvas) by Pieters, Evert (1856-1932); 60.4x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Child Peeling Potatoes. Evert Pieters (1856-1932). Oil on canvas

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"Embracing the Art of Chores: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" In the days of old, a dolly tub stood as a symbol of hard work and cleanliness. The poster advertising Sunlight Soap reminds us that even they are be brightened with effective tools. "Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886" captures a moment when chores blended with play under the sun's warm embrace. From San Lucas Toliman to Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, women washing clothes exemplify dedication to their families' well-being across Central America. Amundsen Winter Quarters remind us that even in extreme conditions, they were essential for survival and comfort. An advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner showcases how technology revolutionized household tasks while women patiently cleaned away dust and dirt. Clothes hanging on a washing line across a street in Venice transport us to washday traditions where every piece tells its own story amidst picturesque surroundings. Ladies in a kitchen epitomize teamwork and camaraderie as they tackle daily household duties together. The humble washing board takes center stage as an enduring tool used by generations past to achieve spotless laundry results before modern appliances took over. A farm boy working alongside his plough horse serves as a reminder that some they can deeply intertwined with our connection to nature and land. Girls wash dolls' clothes - learning responsibility from an early age through imaginative play fosters independence and empathy. Children hanging out washing on the line at Cookham Nursery School teach us that even little hands can contribute meaningfully to shared responsibilities within their community. In this captivating journey through time and cultures, we witness how they have shaped societies worldwide – from ancient rituals rooted in cleanliness to modern innovations easing everyday burdens – reminding us that these seemingly mundane tasks carry profound significance within our lives.