| Occupation title source |
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Sucrier |
| Occupation title (english) |
Sugar Grower |
| Hiscode |
62260 |
| Description of Image |
A turner sits on a bench, operating a pole lathe. His right foot is on the treadle that will cause the wood to spin. His right hand holds a cutting tool to trim and shape the turned wood, while his left hand guides the wood. He is turning a decorative piece, perhaps for a chair.
A second workman sits on a box, bending over a wood block, using a chisel or gouge. Behind the second man, there is a wall shelf with one large and several small round wooden splint boxes and an elaborately turned finial. Two racks of woodworking tools are attached to the wall behind the lathe operator. Both worker...
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| Gender |
Male/Female |
| Title of the image |
Sucrerie I |
| Subtitle |
Oeconomie rustique |
| Translation (English) |
Sugar |
| 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 |
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