Household Chores Collection (page 3)

Ms 1130 fol. 83r Chastity and Poverty making a bed, from
CHT227161 Ms 1130 fol.83r Chastity and Poverty making a bed, from Le Roman des Trois Pelerinages by Guillaume de Digulleville (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve

Woman churning butter (colour photo)
3096513 Woman churning butter (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman churning butter)

At the Well, (oil on canvas)
658741 At the Well, (oil on canvas) by Siemieradzki, Henryk (1843-1902); 55.2x100.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Well. Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902). Oil on canvas

The Happy Family, 1860 (oil on canvas)
659110 The Happy Family, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Lancerotto, Egisto (1848-1916); 75.2x55.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Happy Family. Egisto Lancerotto (1848-1916). Oil on canvas

Work and Play in the Kitchen, (pencil and watercolour with white)
651970 Work and Play in the Kitchen, (pencil and watercolour with white) by Heaphy, Thomas (1775-1835); 48.9x69.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Work and Play in the Kitchen)

Poster advertising Linge Monopole anti-whitening product, c. 1895 (colour litho)
CHT137367 Poster advertising Linge Monopole anti-whitening product, c.1895 (colour litho) by Roedel, Auguste (1859-1900); 115x82 cm; Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Sunday at Home (colour litho)
6031613 Sunday at Home (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday at Home. Music cover)

A Buckinghamshire House at Penstreet (watercolour with scratching out)
1766728 A Buckinghamshire House at Penstreet (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 35.5x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Buckinghamshire House at Penstreet)

The Wool Gatherer, (oil on canvas)
1199625 The Wool Gatherer, (oil on canvas) by La Thangue, Henry Herbert (1859-1929); 161.9x124.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Laundress; La Blanchisseuse, (oil on canvas)
824478 The Laundress; La Blanchisseuse, (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 130x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Laundress; La Blanchisseuse. Maximilien Luce (1858-1941)

Gardening, (black and white chalk on paper)
989374 Gardening, (black and white chalk on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 33.7x46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gardening. Jean Francois Millet (1814-1875)

Advertisement for Ivory Soap, c. 1898 (colour litho)
1073946 Advertisement for Ivory Soap, c.1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Man Having Just Painted His Fence (oil & charcoal over pencil on paper)
956893 Man Having Just Painted His Fence (oil & charcoal over pencil on paper) by Raffaelli, Jean Francois (1850-1924); 65.4x50.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Children Raking Fall Leaves Under a Large Maple Tree, 1962 (screen print)
3035838 Children Raking Fall Leaves Under a Large Maple Tree, 1962 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

The Laundry; La Lavandaie, 1874 (oil on panel)
827295 The Laundry; La Lavandaie, 1874 (oil on panel) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 32.3x51.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Laundry; La Lavandaie. Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931)

Two Woman Making their Bed; Deux Femmes Faisant leur Lit, 1891 (oil on board)
825669 Two Woman Making their Bed; Deux Femmes Faisant leur Lit, 1891 (oil on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 60x79.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Washerwomen, (oil on panel)
650814 Washerwomen, (oil on panel) by Ulrich, Charles Frederic (1858-1908); 58.3x37.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Washerwomen. Charles Frederic Ulrich (1858-1908). Oil on panel

Haymaking, 1942 (oil on panel)
653008 Haymaking, 1942 (oil on panel) by Muller, Richard (1874-1930); 38.5x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Haymaking. Richard Muller (1874-1954). Oil on panel. Signed and dated 1942

Washerwomen at la Torque; Les Lavandieres a la Touque, (oil on panel)
652782 Washerwomen at la Torque; Les Lavandieres a la Touque, (oil on panel) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 23.7x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Laundry Women at the Well; Wascherinnen am Brunnen, c. 1860 (oil on canvas)
658192 Laundry Women at the Well; Wascherinnen am Brunnen, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); 29.2x35.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Pauline Frederick, c. 1914 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381437 Portrait of Pauline Frederick, c.1914 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x20.3 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Washing Up, c. 1924-25 (oil on canvas)
425803 Washing Up, c.1924-25 (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); 61x45.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the artists daughter Margaret.); eLiss Fine Art; English

The Rendevous, (oil on canvas)
658362 The Rendevous, (oil on canvas) by Bromley, William III (c.1815-c.88); 35.6x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rendevous. William Bromley (fl.1835-1888). Oil on canvas

The Cellar Boy, 1738 (oil on canvas)
HNT5501 The Cellar Boy, 1738 (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Washerwomen in the Morning at Quimperle (oil on canvas)
CH402488 Washerwomen in the Morning at Quimperle (oil on canvas) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old Cottage at Sutton Courtney, Berkshire (w / c with touches of white on paper)
CH402174 Old Cottage at Sutton Courtney, Berkshire (w/c with touches of white on paper) by Woodlock, David (1842-1929); 29.7x19.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British

Useful Work (brush & ink on paper)
CH438795 Useful Work (brush & ink on paper) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 26.3x18.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutiles Trabajos; numbered 37 from Album E)

A Stitch in Time (oil on canvas)
CW232006 A Stitch in Time (oil on canvas) by Anderson, Walter (fl.1856-86); 51x43.2 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Landscape with Crockery Washers (oil on canvas)
XKH149202 Landscape with Crockery Washers (oil on canvas) by Magnasco, Alessandro (1667-1749); 90.5x144 cm; Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

North Side of the St. Johannis Klosters in Hamburg (w / c on paper)
XKH156784 North Side of the St. Johannis Klosters in Hamburg (w/c on paper) by Gensler, Johann Martin (1811-81); 31x22 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, 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

The Laundress (oil on canvas)
BRN190593 The Laundress (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern, c. 1732 (oil on canvas)
BRN190584 Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern, c.1732 (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

La Fontaine, engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754
5934122 La Fontaine, engraved by Charles Nicolas Cochin I (1688-1754) 1739 (etching & engraving on wove paper) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) (after); Fitzwilliam Museum

The Saint-Martin Canal at Moonlight; Le Canal Saint-Martin au Clair de Lune
1197481 The Saint-Martin Canal at Moonlight; Le Canal Saint-Martin au Clair de Lune, (oil on canvas) by Lepine, Stanislas Victor Edouard (1835-92)

Palazzo Contarini, Venice, (oil on canvas)
1197564 Palazzo Contarini, Venice, (oil on canvas) by Gallegos Arnosa, Jose (1859-1917); 38x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

The Washerwoman; La Laveuse, c. 1898 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
824564 The Washerwoman; La Laveuse, c.1898 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 27x20.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Washerwoman; La Laveuse)

Plate 439. Spreading A Rug on the Floor, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950260 Plate 439. Spreading A Rug on the Floor, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.2x40.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

The Laundresses, (oil on panel)
989768 The Laundresses, (oil on panel) by Richet, Leon (1847-1907); 76.8x106 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Laundresses; Les Laveuses. Leon Richet (1847-1907). Oil on panel

In the Spring (watercolour with scratching out)
1766695 In the Spring (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 18.5x23.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Spring. Helen Allingham (1848-1926)

A Maid Milking a Cow in a Barn, c. 1652-54 (oil on panel)
5242282 A Maid Milking a Cow in a Barn, c.1652-54 (oil on panel) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 47.3x49.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Nausicaa and her Maidens playing at Ball, 1875 (oil on canvas)
828434 Nausicaa and her Maidens playing at Ball, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); 17.9x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nausicaa and her Maidens playing at Ball)

The Washerwoman, from 34 Lessons of Images without Words
CHT173531 The Washerwoman, from 34 Lessons of Images without Words, early 20th century (colour litho) by Fau, Fernand (fl.1910) and Perrot

The Washerwomen Returning from the Wash House, late 19th century (colour litho)
CHT173530 The Washerwomen Returning from the Wash House, late 19th century (colour litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Women on the Beach, 1897 (oil on canvas)
ONT162840 Women on the Beach, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Knowles, Farquhar McGillivray (1859-1932); 37.3x122.6 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario

Woman seen in the kitchen baking Circa February 1952

Mrs Susan Davies seen here putting away here rotary iron in a kitchen full of labour saving gadets. 14th September 1952

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"From Historical Struggles to Modern Convenience: The Evolution of Household Chores" they have been an integral part of daily life throughout history, as depicted in various artworks and photographs. In "Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886, " we see a serene scene where children play while their parents tend to household tasks nearby. Mrs Susan Davies exemplifies this dedication in "loading up her hostess trolley before serving afternoon tea. " However, not all chores were performed willingly or by choice. A glimpse into the past reveals the hardships faced by black slaves in the 1860s as they washed clothes by a stream. Their laborious efforts remind us of the struggles endured during that era. Advancements in education brought about changes in societal roles and responsibilities. "Advantages of Modern Education, " published in February 1825, showcases how knowledge empowered individuals to take charge of their lives beyond traditional gender roles. Even influential figures like Abraham Lincoln had humble beginnings that involved performing household duties alongside his father, as portrayed in "Abraham Lincoln and his Father. " As time progressed, technology made its mark on domestic life. In "Wash Day, 1923, " we witness the convenience brought about by modern appliances such as washing machines. Chores also played a significant role in shaping childhood experiences. In "Playing School, 1893, " children imitate adult responsibilities through imaginative play—a precursor to learning essential skills for later life. Artistic representations often capture cultural diversity and regional variations when it comes to household work. The vibrant colors of "Breton Washerwomen by the Sea" depict women from Brittany engaged in their daily routine with determination and grace. Nature's influence is evident too; whether it be capturing a gentle breeze along Biot's coast or sweeping snow during winter days—such as depicted respectively in "A Light Breeze" and "Sweeping Snow"—household chores adapt to the changing seasons.