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Marion Finlay, Mrs Margaret (Dryburgh) Lyall and Mrs Grace (Finlay) Ramsay. Called 'The Letter'

from National Galleries of Scotland Commons

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  • BigBean said:
    I wonder what those dresses were for. They look like they are designed to carry something, or collect somethings... -- Seen in your Hill & Adamson set. (?)
  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Don't know, but they'd work great if you were knitting or crocheting --the ball of wool wouldn't be able to roll off your lap onto the ground! The design would work well for that purpose, while the knitter was both walking and sitting. Are they meant to be reading a letter from an emigrant loved one? A lover? A soldier? Ah no, probably a loved one at sea--the National Galleries website says they're fishwives in Edinburgh. (So the skirt's design is probably related to that kind of work?)
  • BigBean said:
    A skirt for carrying fish? Mmmmm, nice. I prefer the mental image of the walking knitter. Sadly there are no photos of walking knitters on flickr to illustrate this.
  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    On ambulatory knitting: domesticpiracy.blogspot.com/2006/04/on-knitting-while-wal... everything2.com/title/Ambulatory Knitting knittinginmotionring.blogspot.com/ I know I've seen a vintage photo of a Scottish woman knitting while walking AND carrying a pack of something on her back... can't find it just now, though. ETA: Here it is, in a set of other photos: loobylu.com/archives/000791.htm
  • BigBean said:
    those are some helpful articles for the potential ambulatory knitter. Perhaps the ladies in the photo are reading similar advice from the 19th Century equivalent of a knitting blog? I especially noted the care that must be taken when considering the size of one's potential ambulatory knitting project, such as starting off with a 'big bag' and carrying enough yarn to last through your planned knitting for the day. All good advice.

Three men playing cards

from George Eastman Museum

  • Canardo said:
    Looks more like two men being schooled in cards by Mr. Serious.
  • laney maxwell said:
    i wonder who's idea this was. "let's pose playing poker!" stan, grab that mug like you're about to take a drink. stop moving russ! i wish i'd curled my mustache a little more.
  • Gregor MacE said:
    The steins are wonderful. Why do we make do with plain glass now?

Three men playing cards in an alcove

from Powerhouse Museum

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  • Ma.Re.A said:
    What a photo! I particulary love the smart expression in the player's eyes...This picture really tells a story.
  • mark u said:
    Possibly a story about cheating. What's with the four of clubs tucked under the player's leg on the right?
  • Ma.Re.A said:
    Yes, you're right Mark! I hadn't seen it! In addition, the fact that the three players belong to different generations makes me think that they are having a lesson on how to cheat by the eldest one of them! How many stories can be read in such great photos!
  • Coordinated Manner said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sitting portraits, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Paulina Reyes Castro said:
    Buenísima!