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Old Woman Sewing by a Window
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Old Woman Sewing by a Window

anonymous · 1890 - 1910 · albumen print; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Old woman with a white cap sitting by a window sewing. On the window frame hangs a pair of scissors, in the windowsill a small chest, rags, and sewing equipment.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photographsewing
Credit lineOude vrouw die zit te naaien bij een raam. 1890 - 1910. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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