Covent Garden Labourers
Medium
woodburytype
Dimensions
image: 11.4 × 8.6 cm · mounted: 27 × 20.7 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Photography Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
2019.53
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
Covent Garden workers, whose day started before 5 a.m., were divided into job-workers or odd-men—who were paid for each parcel they delivered and thus received little income in the off-seasons—and a much smaller group of salaried workers who were paid year-round to create arrangements and stock and help run the stalls.