Domestic Task Collection

Girls putting wood on the fire (chromolitho)
8626920 Girls putting wood on the fire (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls putting wood on the fire)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293403 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cleaning. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293397 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid sewing. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643334 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Woam ironing with bad posture (engraving)
8655781 Woam ironing with bad posture (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woam ironing with bad posture)

A housewife's monthly work throughout the year (colour litho)
8634927 A housewife's monthly work throughout the year (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A housewife's monthly work throughout the year)

Dinner table setting, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634922 Dinner table setting, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner table setting, mid 1930s)

Advertising card for the Sweeperette Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (chromolitho)
8677275 Advertising card for the Sweeperette Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293401 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid serving breakfast. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293400 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the market. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Ironing and calendaring machine, 1871
3479208 Ironing and calendaring machine, 1871; (add.info.: Ironing and calendaring machine, heated by steam, gas, jets or a coal fire)

Butcher cutting a piece of steak, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634931 Butcher cutting a piece of steak, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher cutting a piece of steak, mid 1930s)

Plan of work for housewife and one helper, 1930s (colour litho)
8634930 Plan of work for housewife and one helper, 1930s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of work for housewife and one helper, 1930s)

Plan of work for a small servantless house, mid 1930s (colour litho)
8634929 Plan of work for a small servantless house, mid 1930s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of work for a small servantless house, mid 1930s)

Plan of work for housewife and one helper, mid 1930s (colour litho)
8634928 Plan of work for housewife and one helper, mid 1930s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of work for housewife and one helper, mid 1930s)

Lighting in a sitting room, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634926 Lighting in a sitting room, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lighting in a sitting room, mid 1930s)

Housewife at work on the sewing-machine, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634924 Housewife at work on the sewing-machine, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Housewife at work on the sewing-machine, mid 1930s)

Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, 1835 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879741 Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, 1835 (oil on fabric) by Flers, Camille (1802-68); 29.8x46.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Camille Flers)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293399 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the butcher. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293398 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the bakery shop. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Monopole linen, c.1880-1890 (illustration)
8698389 Monopole linen, c.1880-1890 (illustration) by Roedel, Auguste (1859-1900); (add.info.: Society. Lifestyle. Laundrywoman ironing)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293402 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cooks in the kitchen. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664379 Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dora's Lamentable Shortcomings in Housekeeping)

Commands: Iron dolly's dress (colour litho)
8651656 Commands: Iron dolly's dress (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron dolly's dress)

A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634925 A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s)

Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634923 Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Larder, mid 1930s)

Advert of "Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia". 1907 (lithograph)
FGL5471156 Advert of "Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia". 1907 (lithograph); (add.info.: English advertisement for a multi-purpose ammonia product: bath, tableware, carpet washing)

A hand-cranked washer, 1923 (illustration)
7485486 A hand-cranked washer, 1923 (illustration); (add.info.: Advances in laundry at the beginning of the 20th century: a new hand-cranked washer simplifies washing clothes by stirring them in)

Needlework by Candlelight (oil on canvas)
FNP270587 Needlework by Candlelight (oil on canvas) by Shaw, Arthur Winter (1869-1948); 53.3x43 cm; Private Collection

The Net Binder, 1862 (painting)
7432245 The Net Binder, 1862 (painting) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 33x29 cm; (add.info.: Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)); Photo © O. Vaering

The Young Housewife (oil on canvas)
NGW185004 The Young Housewife (oil on canvas) by Bonvin, Francois (1817-87); 40.5x32.1 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

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Flower Girls, 1889 (oil on canvas)
7371590 Flower Girls, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Boznanska, Olga (1865-1945); National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Olga Boznanska (1865-1945))

Madame Valtat in the Kitchen (oil on canvas)
CH401238 Madame Valtat in the Kitchen (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mme. Valtat dans la Cuisine; the artist's wife;)

By the window, 1899 (oil on canvas)
7062539 By the window, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Lauge, Achille (1861-1944); (add.info.: By the window, 1899, Achille Lauge, oil on canvas); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Cinderella (colour litho)
AKV384603 Cinderella (colour litho) by Hey, Paul (1867-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aschenputtel;); © Ackermann Kunstverlag; © Estate of Paul Hey. All rights reserved 2022

Young Girl Plucking a Duck, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
7346146 Young Girl Plucking a Duck, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Fabritius, Barent (1624-73); 84.4--70.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: by Barent Fabritius (1624-1673 ))

The census (oil on canvas)
AIS5332847 The census (oil on canvas) by Gares, Marin Isidoro (1863-1926); (add.info.: Granada. City Hall); Photo © Rotger/AIC

A Woman sewing (Femme cousant) (Pencil on paper)
7337436 A Woman sewing (Femme cousant) (Pencil on paper) by Strydonck, William van (1861-1937); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Drawing, Guillaume Van Strydonck (1861-1937)

Woman lacemaker (La Dentelliere) (watercolour)
7332442 Woman lacemaker (La Dentelliere) (watercolour) by Mellery, Xavier (1845-1921); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Xavier Mellery (Laeken 1845-Bruxelles 1921)

Ironing, 1912 (oil on canvas)
471068 Ironing, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Wouters, Rik (1882-1916); 108.5x124.8 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; (add.info.: Painted in the artist's home)

Sunny Day, 1899 (oil on canvas)
LAF470905 Sunny Day, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Claus, Emile (1849-1924); 92.7x73.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Public washhouse in Northern Italy, 19th century
7278768 Public washhouse in Northern Italy, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public washhouse in Northern Italy, 19th century, Historic)

Mother Gives Her Daughter Lessons in Knitting, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern
7278812 Mother Gives Her Daughter Lessons in Knitting, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern by Unknown Artist

Two woman at work in the kitchen, cleaning vegetables, 1880, Austria
7279216 Two woman at work in the kitchen, cleaning vegetables, 1880, Austria by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two woman at work in the kitchen, cleaning vegetables)

Grandmother Teaching Granddaughter to Sew, 1878, Germany
7279613 Grandmother Teaching Granddaughter to Sew, 1878, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandmother Teaching Granddaughter to Sew, 1878, Germany, Historic)

Woman Washing, c. 1934 (watercolor)
7276859 Woman Washing, c. 1934 (watercolor) by Johnson, Malvin Gray (1896-1934); 45.72x30.48 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

The Laundress, 1885 (oil on canvas)
7276973 The Laundress, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Tanner, Henry Ossawa (1859-1937); 49.53x65.41 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

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"Capturing the Beauty of Domestic Tasks: A Glimpse into Everyday Life" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of domestic tasks through these captivating artworks. From the delicate Flower Girls, 1889, to Madame Valtat gracefully maneuvering her kitchen in oil on canvas, each painting tells a unique story. By the Window, 1899 invites us to witness a moment frozen in time as we observe an unknown figure lost in thought. Meanwhile, Cinderella's vibrant color litho transports us into a fairytale where even mundane chores hold magic. Travel further back with Young Girl Plucking a Duck from c. 1650; this timeless piece showcases the skillful hands and meticulousness required for such tasks. The Census captures bustling activity as people engage in various household duties while maintaining order within their homes. Moving away from paintbrushes, Pencil on Paper presents A Woman Sewing (Femme cousant), showcasing the artistry involved in creating intricate stitches that bind together fabrics and stories alike. In contrast, Woman Lacemaker (La Dentelliere) delicately portrays watercolor strokes mirroring lacework itself—a testament to patience and precision. Ironing, 1912 brings forth nostalgia for simpler times when clothes were pressed with care under warm irons—each crease signifying dedication and attention to detail. Sunny Day, 1899 bathes us in golden light as we witness domestic bliss unfold against nature's backdrop—an ode to finding joy amidst daily routines. Lastly, Public Washhouse in Northern Italy takes us beyond individual households into communal spaces where women gather not only to cleanse garments but also share laughter and camaraderie—the bonds formed during these shared tasks are immeasurable. These artworks remind us that behind every seemingly ordinary task lies beauty waiting to be discovered—a celebration of resilience, creativity, and love woven into our everyday lives.