Gutting Collection

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland - Fishing Stages. A fishing stage is a wooden vernacular building, associated with cod fishing in Newfoundland, Canada

Herring Fleet Fisher Women, East Coast of Britain, 1913
Photographs showing three views of fisher women who worked for the herring fleet on the East coast of Britain in 1913. At top, three women stand at the pickling trough, gutting and pickling herring

A Man Filleting Fish
A man in hat and overcoat fillets fish on a stall

A Woman gutting Herrings in front of her House, 1678. Creator: Unknown
A Woman gutting Herrings in front of her House, 1678. Copy after Adriaen van Ostade

Scottish fish lassies in Great Yarmouth preparing herrings for Russia. 10th November 1954

Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler
KW260572 Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler, printed Tubingen, Germany, 1518

Wick Harbour Herring Boats Scotland Victorian period

ish Girls, Lowestof

Fish Girls, Lowestof

Port St Mary Gutting Herring Isle of Man

Stornoway Isle of Lewis Gutting Herring early 1900s

Fisher girls, Scarborough, Victorian period

Fish girls gutting herring in Stornoway, Victorian period

Gutting herring, Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, early 1900s

Port St. Mary Isle of Man gutting herring early 1900s

Fishmarket in... lesund (oil on canvas)
4072448 Fishmarket in...lesund (oil on canvas) by Wergeland, Oscar Arnold (1844-1910); 52x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisketorget i...lesund); Photo © O. Vaering

The Fish Seller (oil on panel)
BAL285684 The Fish Seller (oil on panel) by Mieris, Willem van (1662-1747); 21.5x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd. London; Dutch, out of copyright

Carib Village, British Guyana, 1836 (oil on canvas)
MGS171715 Carib Village, British Guyana, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Hedges, W.S. (fl.1836); Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; British, out of copyright

Ichikawa Danjuro and Ichikawa Monnosuke as Jagekiyo and Iwai Kumesaburo
FIT110137 Ichikawa Danjuro and Ichikawa Monnosuke as Jagekiyo and Iwai Kumesaburo, 1824 (woodblock engraving) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 21.2x18 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Processing whiting and hake in a shed, America, 18th century
Whiting, Merlangius merlangus 92 and hake, Merluccius merluccius 93. Workers gutting and salting fish in a shed on a dam above a river in North America

Processing cod, Gadus morhua, on board a factory
Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua 88, and scenes on board a factory ship, men and women gutting and salting fish on deck 90, 91, and dropping the fish into the hold 89

Attic red-figure krater depicting a fishmonger, from Lipari, 6th-5th century BC (ceramic) (b / w photo)
ALI184702 Attic red-figure krater depicting a fishmonger, from Lipari, 6th-5th century BC (ceramic) (b/w photo) by Greek; Museo Mandralisca, Cefalu, Sicily

Cod fishery in the New World. Men landing cod, gutting and drying fish at a factory on the coast. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Toilers of the sea trawling on the Dogger Bank (engraving)
729466 Toilers of the sea trawling on the Dogger Bank (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toilers of the sea trawling on the Dogger Bank)

Women preparing sardines (chromolitho)
735836 Women preparing sardines (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women preparing sardines)

Toilers of the Sea, trawling on the Dogger Bank (engraving)
1624491 Toilers of the Sea, trawling on the Dogger Bank (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toilers of the Sea, trawling on the Dogger Bank)

Euphemia Scott (the Fishwife) (oil on canvas)
TW427311 Euphemia Scott (the Fishwife) (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 74.2x63.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The fishing industry, Newfoundland, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC175880 The fishing industry, Newfoundland, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume II, plate 36, by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Bramati, G

Country folk going to market, fishwives selling pike and an apprentice fetching water
KDC384162 Country folk going to market, fishwives selling pike and an apprentice fetching water from a fountain, 1598 (hand coloured copper engraving) (detail of 324184) by Hoefnagel

Tobias and the Archangel Raphael
BAT52659 Tobias and the Archangel Raphael by Vignali, Jacopo (Prato Vecchio) (1592-1664); Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

The Fishwife (oil on canvas)
AGN197374 The Fishwife (oil on canvas) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 30.5x27.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Dutch, out of copyright

Little boy cooking a fish (colour photo)
3091285 Little boy cooking a fish (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little boy cooking a fish)

Nova 2644 fol. 80r The butcher s: Cooking liver, from Tacuinum Sanitatis (vellum)
ALI142956 Nova 2644 fol.80r The butcher s: Cooking liver, from Tacuinum Sanitatis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

So the Scotch women gutters have their turn. They begin work at 6 or 7 o clock and go through the day gutting the herring which are then salted packed in barrels and sent abroad

A fisherman with his catch December 1968 P009119

Gipsies encampment, France: cooking & preparing food, gambling and giving birth... Date: circa 1630

Breakfasts For The Porth, 1907. Creator: James Clarke Hook
Breakfasts For The Porth, 1907

An Important Part of the Industry. Scottish girls busy gutting at Yarmouth, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Gutting a fish at Fort Kochi in Kerala, India

Female Butcher
A woman butcher gutting an animal carcass. Date: early 1930s

Seagulls - St. Ives Harbour, Cornwall - Fishermen and catch. Date: 1910s

Gutting Herrings, Ardglass - a crowd of people, mainly women are working at fish on the pier. In the background is a horse and cart and the fishing boats

Gipsies Camp, C17 France
Gipsy encampment in France: cooking & preparing food, gambling and giving birth... Date: circa 1630

Men with crates of fish on quayside
Men working on a quayside with crates of fish labelled William Carnie and David Dow, Newhaven

Interior of a Kitchen, from Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler, printed Tubingen
XJF397690 Interior of a Kitchen, from Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler, printed Tubingen, Germany, 1518 (woodcut) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

A camp Kitchen, 1856 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF271079 A camp Kitchen, 1856 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Fishmonger (oil on canvas)
XIR231768 The Fishmonger (oil on canvas) by Adriaenssen, Alexander van (1587-1661) (attr. to); 137.5x170.4 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; Flemish, out of copyright

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"Gutting: A Time-Honored Tradition of Fishermen and Fisherwomen" In the picturesque coastal village of Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, fishing stages stand proudly against the rugged landscape. Here, generations of skilled fishermen have perfected the art fish, passing down their knowledge from one herring fleet to another. Across the vast expanse of the East Coast of Britain in 1913, a remarkable sight unfolds as herring fleet fisherwomen gather on shorelines. With nimble fingers and unwavering determination, they meticulously gut each catch with precision and expertise that has been honed over centuries. In another corner of the world, a man stands focused at his filleting station. The scent of freshly caught fish fills the air as he skillfully removes entrails and prepares them for market consumption. This age-old practice ensures that every part is utilized and nothing goes to waste. Venturing further out into the expansive waters surrounding Newfoundland Banks, fishermen brave treacherous conditions in pursuit of their livelihoods. Returning to port with bountiful catches, these hardy souls rely on their ability to swiftly gut each fish before preservation techniques are employed. Traveling across time to Scotland's Victorian period brings us to Wick Harbour where herring boats dock after long days at sea. Amidst bustling activity along its shores, women adeptly gut countless herrings – an essential step towards preserving this valuable resource for future use. The small town charm comes alive in Lowestoft as "fish girls" diligently work side by side in unison during Victorian times. Their synchronized movements showcase both efficiency and camaraderie while expertly gutting fresh catches brought ashore by local fishermen. Port St Mary on Isle of Man reveals yet another chapter in this timeless tale; here too we find dedicated individuals engaged in gutting herring during early 1900s. Their hands move swiftly but surely as they prepare this precious bounty for markets near and far.