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Framed Print of Sketches in a Cornish fishing village, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in a Cornish fishing village, 1890. Returning home; washing and packing fish; inner harbour; weighing fish; off to the fishing ground...On the south coast of Cornwall, between East Looe and Fowey, is the quaintly picturesque village of Polperro...The little harbour will accommodate vessels of a hundred and fifty tons, and is furnished with a pier; but the community depends more on fishing than on any other trade. Pilchard-fishing, especially, in the summer months, is their favourite occupation. This fish, which somewhat resembles a small herring, but has larger scales and a more prominent dorsal fin, is almost confined to the Cornish shores. It has much the flavour of the sardine, and is, when cured, an article of large export to Spain and Portugal, and to Italy: its oil is also used in the manufacture of paint. The ordinary mode of fishing is by drift-nets, cast in the tideway at sunset, and left to drift with the tide during the night: these nets are half a mile long and 30 ft. deep, often catching an immense quantity. Our Artist's Sketches of the villagers at a busy time, landing fish from the boats, weighing them, putting them into baskets, selling and packing them, give an example of the importance of this local industry'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 49066333
Atlantic Ocean Baskets Catch Channel Cleaning Cornish Cornwall Cornwall England United Kingdom English Channel Fisherfolk Fisherman Fishermen Fishing Boat Fishing Boats Fishing Industry Fishing Village Gutting Ocean Polperro Polperro Cornwall England Rowboat Rowing Boat Rowing Boats Sailboats Scales Weighing Weighing Device Weighing Machine Weighing Scales Weight Scales
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 17.9cm x 24.4cm (7" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
