Occupation title source |
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Planteur de coton |
Occupation title (english) |
Cotton Grower |
Hiscode |
62240 |
Description of Image |
Two bricklayers are working together. The one at the right, wearing a tall, wide- brimmed hat, is laying bricks for a wall. A wooden fraine has been left for the window. He holds a trowel in his right hand and sets the brick in place with his left. There is a small tub of mortar on the ground by his right foot. The man on the left, wearing a soft cap, walks towards the bricklayer carrying a wooden hod filled with mortar on his right shoulder. Behind him is a pile of sand with rake and shovel he has used to mix the mortar. The heaviness of the hod-carrier's load is indicated by the position of ...
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Gender |
Male |
Title of the image |
Culture et Arsonnage du Coton |
Subtitle |
Oeconomie rustique |
Translation (English) |
Cotton |
Language source |
French |
Country source |
France |
Date of creation |
1763-1777 |
Medium |
Plate |
Collection name |
Diderot |
Provenance |
D. Diderot & J. Le Rond d`Alembert eds, Encyclopédie méthodique. Paris 1763-1777 & 1783-87. |
Product |
2,1 |
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