Chores Collection (page 6)

Laundresses Carrying Back Their Work, 1898. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Laundresses Carrying Back Their Work, 1898

The Return from the Laundry, 4415. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Return from the Laundry, 4415

Housewife and Children Returning from the Laundry House, 1899

Premier Junior In Action
A woman cleaning a rug with a Premier Junior vacuum cleaner, circa 1930. (Photo by Hirz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?)... c
The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1778 (?), c. 1778

Villagers Grinding Corn, page from the Fraser Album, Company School, c. 1820

Female Figure, c. A. D. 200. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure, c. A.D. 200

Woman Mending, 1895. Creator: Camille Pissarro
Woman Mending, 1895

Woman and Child at the Well, 1882. Creator: Camille Pissarro
Woman and Child at the Well, 1882

Venice, 1894, printed 1920 / 39. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Venice, 1894, printed 1920/39. A work made of gelatin silver print

Flatiron, c. 1941. Creator: Sarkis Erganian
Flatiron, c. 1941

Scouring Board, 1939. Creator: Max Fernekes
Scouring Board, 1939

Venetian Water Carrier, 1879-1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Venetian Water Carrier, 1879-1880

Woman Seated Before an Open Door, Peeling Potatoes, 1885 (oil on canvas)
1767921 Woman Seated Before an Open Door, Peeling Potatoes, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 36.5x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Seated Before an Open Door)

A Pueblo Well Scene (oil on canvas)
1767389 A Pueblo Well Scene (oil on canvas) by Ufer, Walter (1876-1936); 101.6x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pueblo Well Scene. Walter Ufer (1876-1936). Oil on canvas

Washerwomen on the Banks of River Touques; Lavandieres sur un des bras de la Touques
1768208 Washerwomen on the Banks of River Touques; Lavandieres sur un des bras de la Touques, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Boudin

A Bateau-Lavoir near the old Pont des Invalides (black lead, watercolour on paper)
989649 A Bateau-Lavoir near the old Pont des Invalides (black lead, watercolour on paper) by Cutbert, Albert (19th century); 12.1x18.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Water Carriers, 1895 (oil on canvas)
988987 The Water Carriers, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Bernard, Emile (1868-1941); 63.2x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Water Carriers; La Porteuses d Eau. Emile Bernard (1868-1941)

The Laundry at Doelan, Finistere; Le Levoir a Doelan, Finistere, (oil on canvas)
826394 The Laundry at Doelan, Finistere; Le Levoir a Doelan, Finistere, (oil on canvas) by Moret, Henry (1856-1913); 73.5x60.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Laundry at Doelan)

The Sempstress (oil on canvas)
CH364897 The Sempstress (oil on canvas) by Redgrave, Richard (1804-88); 63.9x76.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Seamstresses in an Interior (oil on canvas)
CH402401 Seamstresses in an Interior (oil on canvas) by Bail, Joseph (1862-1921); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Washerwoman in the garden of Eragny, 1899 (oil on canvas)
garden, female, impressionist, daily life scene, tub, chores, laundry, washing, picturesque, outdoors, woman, belle epoque, washerwoman, domestic, laundress, eragny, 3329240

Wash Day, 1890 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
985357 Wash Day, 1890 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Henry, Edward Lamson (1841-1919); 18.5x31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wash Day. Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919)

Below Stairs, 1885 (oil on panel)
985280 Below Stairs, 1885 (oil on panel) by Juengling, Frederick (1846-89); 29.3x37 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

The Deserter, 1884 (pencil and watercolour with scratching out)
659730 The Deserter, 1884 (pencil and watercolour with scratching out) by Gregory, Charles (1810-96); 71.1x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deserter. Charles Gregory (1849-1920)

A Summers Day, (oil on canvas)
657707 A Summers Day, (oil on canvas) by Fisher, Mark (1841-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Summers Day. Mark Fisher (1841-1923). Oil on canvas

Women in an Interior (w / c on paper)
658898 Women in an Interior (w/c on paper) by Bedini, Paolo (1844-1924); 49x32 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Family Chores, 1859 (oil on canvas)
659144 Family Chores, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Meyerheim, Friedrich Edouard (1808-79); 46.5x39.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Family Chores. Friedrich Edouard Meyerheim (1808-1879)

A Venetian Courtyard, (charcoal and pastel on gray paper)
822768 A Venetian Courtyard, (charcoal and pastel on gray paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 30x20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Venetian Courtyard)

Washers on the Bank of the River; Laveuses au Bord de la Riviere, c
655847 Washers on the Bank of the River; Laveuses au Bord de la Riviere, c.1877-1881 (oil on panel) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 34.9x26.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Washing Day, (pencil and watercolour)
652075 Washing Day, (pencil and watercolour) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 24.1x18.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing Day. Helen Allingham (1848-1926). Pencil and watercolour

Women doing the housework in Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216628 Women doing the housework in Ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women doing the housework in Ancient Greece)

A Bleaching Ground, (oil on panel)
827919 A Bleaching Ground, (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan (1601-78) & Momper, Joos de (1564-1635); 80.7x144.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bleaching Ground)

Young Girl with a Pitcher; Jeune Fille a la Cruche, 1885 (oil on canvas)
827508 Young Girl with a Pitcher; Jeune Fille a la Cruche, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 97.2x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A View of Stamford Brook Common; Vue de Stamford Brook Common, 1897 (oil on canvas)
826565 A View of Stamford Brook Common; Vue de Stamford Brook Common, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 54x65.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Caen: the washerwomen (colour litho)
3621995 Caen: the washerwomen (colour litho) by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caen: the washerwomen)

Under the Lamp, c. 1882 (soft ground etching & aquatint in black on cream wove paper)
3676629 Under the Lamp, c.1882 (soft ground etching & aquatint in black on cream wove paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 23.7x32.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Albert H

Advertisement for Charles McKeone & Son Soap Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (colour litho)
6030794 Advertisement for Charles McKeone & Son Soap Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (colour litho) by American School

A view from the window at 6 Cambrian Road, Richmond, before 1914 (oil on canvas)
5938098 A view from the window at 6 Cambrian Road, Richmond, before 1914 (oil on canvas) by Gore, Spencer Frederick (1878-1914); 50.8x40 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

La Blanchisseuse, engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754
5934127 La Blanchisseuse, engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754) 1739 (etching & engraving) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) (after); Fitzwilliam Museum

Untitled (woman yawning), c. 1780 (mezzotint)
695558 Untitled (woman yawning), c.1780 (mezzotint) by English School, (18th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English, out of copyright

The washing paddle (chromolitho)
977644 The washing paddle (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The washing paddle)

Peasant Woman Carrying Two Bundles of Hay, 1883 (oil on canvas)
1068798 Peasant Woman Carrying Two Bundles of Hay, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 73.4x60x8.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Thrifty Househusband (coloured engraving)
979135 The Thrifty Househusband (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Thrifty Househusband.); © Look and Learn

Women Grinding Corn, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho)
STC418232 Women Grinding Corn, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Old Woman Mending her Linen (bronze)
2973597 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)

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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.