A chair-caner and his wife
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A chair-caner and his wife is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a man and woman sitting together, with tools and materials for chair caning scattered around them. The woman is helping with the work, which is interesting because it shows a partnership. This painting is part of a set that depicts different trades. To learn more about the style and method used to create this painting, look into the technique: chiaroscuro.
One of twelve Company paintings depicting castes and occupations, this work shows a chair-caner and his wife with the tools of their trade. The husband is seen caning a simple European-style chair while tools are scattered on the ground, and his wife stands beside him.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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