All Resolutions
(P. 137.)
Artist
- Name:
- Férat, Jules
- Dates:
- 1829-1906
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Ansseau, Joseph
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- The Wellcome Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1
- Author(s):
- Figuier, Louis
- Publisher:
- Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, n.d. [1873-1877]
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A woman is seen from the side sitting at a work table and blowing a glass imitation pearl by the flame of a gas burner, assisted by a cat diligently napping on a nearby stool.
The author informs us that a skilled worker could make up to 300 pearls in a day. She would have been paid 2.50 francs a hundred, that is, as of the early 2020s, very approximately the equivalent of $3.90, or €3.50.
The caption reads in the original French: Ouvrière parisienne soufflant une fausse perle.
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, cat, female, industrial, Les merveilles de l'industrie, working
