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
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.