Photograph of 'Stitch, Stich, Stitch' by Millais, from an album compiled by Sir John Everett Millais
Artist
Rupert Potter
(Manchester, England, 1832 - 1914)
Associated
Sir John Everett Millais
(Southampton, England, 1829 - 1896)
Date1877
Mediumalbumen print on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 17.1 cm, Width: 20.7 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1997 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the National Art Collections Fund.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG012318
About MeThe subject of this painting (Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa), was drawn from Thomas Hood's "Song of the Shirt" (1844), one of the verses is inscribed underneath this photograph of the picture:"Oh, Men, with Sisters dear!
Oh, men, with Mothers and Wives!
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives!
Stitch — stitch — stitch,
In poverty, hunger and dirt,
Sewing at once, with a double thread,
A Shroud as well as a Shirt.
George Francis Miles