Covent Garden Flower Women
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These flower sellers are standing by the pillars of St Paul's church in Covent Garden, a pitch that got handed down from one generation to the next. It was a living that depended entirely on the weather. On a good summer week a seller could clear over a pound, but after twelve hours in the rain some went home with less than a shilling. One of these women was supporting a sick husband, who helped make the posies, while her son worked as a shoe-black. John Thomson took this in 1877 for Street Life in London.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
