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Tagged With: firewood

Dyeing Silk from Encyclopedia – Diderot and D’alembert 1772

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: silk, yarn, workshop, workmen, vat, dye, firewood, well, bottle, tumbler, bucket, ladle, paddle, oven, chair, axe, wood shoes, spigot

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Boy Turning Spit – Chodowiecki 1746

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki   1726-1801 Great picture of a German raised hearth.  I hope this boy got a little of the meat when he was done with his long, hot and boring job. Detail: boy, chair, firewood, basket, food, raised hearth, fire, tongs, bucket, brick, spit, reflector, basting tray, brazier, bowl, meat, spoon.

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