Title

The Cranberry Girl

Caption

The Cranberry Girl. The fruit of the Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos), a prostrate shrub native to acid boggy moorlands in Britain, was collected by women and sold in local markets or turned into a preserve for winter use. From "The Costume of Yorkshire" by George Walker (Leeds, 1814). Hand coloured aquatint.

Info+

Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07114_010788C

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,8in x 7,9in / 3543 x 2374 (300dpi)