Ackermann Collection (#22)

Hindu schoolmaster overseeing four boy pupils. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Hindu ploughman working team of oxen and Herdsman, right, carrying on his head a ceramic pot of what looks like fodder: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Indian gilder applying gold leaf to a frame. Before gold leaf was burnished on, size had to be applied. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Indian Shell-cutter: He is holding the shell with his feet and cutting through it with blade mounted on handle. Mother-of-Pearl or Nacre from shells was used for inlays, knife handles, buttons

Indian basket-maker and his wife at work. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Indian woman winding silk thread. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Milk-sourer and his wife: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Sugar mill for crushing cane to extract juice which is being collected in pot at bottom left of central pillar: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London 1822

Indian barbers from different areas. On left the Telinga barber is sharpening his razor, while on right the Malabar barber is shaving a clients head

Indian cotton bower and his wife who is weaving a narrow strip of cloth. Before the invention of the cotton gin, raw cotton was bowed to remove the seeds before carding and spinning

Brazier beginning work on hammering a piece of brass into shape: India Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Braziers wife filing imperfections from a small brass artefact: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Indian woman spinning cotton using a simple spinning wheel. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Beating cotton cloth with wooden mallets to give it greater strength: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Goldbeater producing gold leaf: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Balance being used by Indian Betel dealer to weigh his goods. The leaves of Piper betel are dried and used as an antiseptic and an astringent, and for many other medicinal purposes For chewing

Dyeing skeins of silk, India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Hand-painting cotton cloth: India. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Indian potter throwing a vessel on a kick-wheel. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822

Shower Bath / Ackermann
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long!

London / Strand / Ackermann
Somerset House in the Strand, with the church of St Mary-le- Strand on the left

Carlton House / Ackermann
Carlton House

Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 101 The Strand: a group of ladies and gentlemen admire prints and sculpture

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