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The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester...Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Framed Print : The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester...Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Framed Print : The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester...Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Framed Print : The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester...Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Framed Print of The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester...Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester and Salford Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Unemployed Lancashire textiles workers. I visited one school or sewing-class of this kind at the Phoenix Mill, St. Jude's parish, where 160 women and girls above sixteen years of age received 2s. 6d. a week, the relief committee adding 1s. 2d. or at least so much as brought the sum total to 3s. 4d...The sewing-school here contains 152 young women, who read, write, and work by turns. The needles are employed for the most part on the new material; but the inmates are also allowed to mend their own clothes. The ladies who manage the class have arranged to give the girls a meal at noon for 1d...The girls work five days a week...each district has its sewing-classes, giving employment to 500 or 700 girls, who receive 3s. 4d. a penny dinner, and some elementary teaching...These classes are generally held in the mills: they are perfectly unsectarian; the spirit that pervades them is excellent; and the young women recognise with lively gratitude the efforts which are being made for their comfort and instruction...they had been accustomed to receive from 7s. to 12s. a week, and were doing their best to make the most of the present scanty pittance'. From Illustrated London News, 1862. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images

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Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)

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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))

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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 17.7cm (9.6" x 7")

Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")

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