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The Little Housekeeper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A young village girl bends over a stove to peer into a large marmite, the contents of which she stirs with a strainer. She wears a white cap and apron, a casaque, and a petticoat, wool stockings and sabots. At her feet is an earthenware bowl, some kindling and firewood. In the background are various utensils including a salt box and dust basket, wine bottles, milk can, water jug and basin.
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Provenance
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French and English Exhibition of Pictures, National Academy of Design, New York, October 29, 1859; William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 29, 1859, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1994 | Artful Dining: The Exhibition. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 2025 | French Exhibition. The French Gallery, London. 0. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/1949 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/1/1994 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 9/2/1998 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 7/8 x W: 9 7/16 in. (32.7 x 24 cm); Framed H: 22 7/16 x W: 19 1/8 in. (57 x 48.5 cm); Stretcher H: 12 5/8 x W: 17 15/16 in. (32.07 x 45.56 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1859
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.18