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On the left is a woman sitting making a stocking from blue thread. She is dressed in a green-gold brocade blouse with white lace cuffs and a stand up collar, a red overskirt, blue underskirt, red stockings and leather shoes. On her head is a lace kerchief, and at her side is a black pouch. A baby sleeps on her lap. Above her is a shelf with a jar and a bottle, and on the extreme left is a window with decorated jug on the ledge. In the centre of the picture is a man seated with his right leg under him, watching the woman work. He has a dark moustache and beard, wears a long dark coat, yellow doublet and brown hose. He leans his left arm on a carved wooden lectern: he holds a small book in his hand with his finger keeping the page. At the foot of the lectern are two large books, and fixed to the corner of it is an inkwell and quill pen.
Title
The Origin of the Stocking Loom
Date
1847
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 80 x W 106.7 cm
Accession number
NCM 1940-28
Acquisition method
purchased from Mr A. C. P. Coggan, 1940
Work type
Painting