Photo of collection object Flour mill — Simpson, William RI FRGS. Flour mill, 1865. Height: 9.5 in Width: 13.75 in. Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869, 1163-1869. arr.

Flour mill

1865

Simpson, William RI FRGS

SSEA

Painting of a flour mill driven by oxen in India. The grinder is enclosed within a simple wooden hut supported by a long horizontal beam made from a tree trunk. A young boy pours the grain into a funnel like vessel connected to the large grinder in the centre. A woman and her child drive the oxen in a circular path to work the primitive machine.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Simpson, William RI FRGS
Classification: Painting
Medium: watercolour, painting
Locations: city: London
Dimensions: Height: 9.5 in Width: 13.75 in
Departments: SSEA
Accession Number: 1163-1869
Credit Line: Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869
Rights Statement: arr
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