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Title: Jean François Millet; a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter, with introduction and interpretation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May), 1863-1924
Subjects: Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875
Publisher: Boston, New York : Houghton, Mifflin and co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ot cover herpretty hair in front. The mother has been sewing on some largegarment which lies across her lap. She lets thelittle girl work by herself for a time, and then stopsto set her right. Already a considerable length ofstocking has been made, but this is a place whereclose attention is needed. Perhaps it is time tobegin shaping the heel. The mothers work is leftaltogether for a moment. Putting her arm aboutthe childs shoulder, she takes the two little handsin hers, and guides the fingers holding the needles. We get some idea of the quaint style of thebuilding from this glimpse of the living-room.Probably it is a low stone cottage with thatched ortiled roof. The deep window seat shows how thickthe walls are. Overhead we see the oak rafters. The room looks spotlessly clean, as a good house-wifes should. Though we see only a corner, thatcorner holds the most precious household possession,the linen chest. It stands against the wall, andis of generous size. French country people take
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From a carbon print by Braun, Clement A Co. THE KNITTING LESSON THE KNITTING LESSON 11 great pride in storing up a quantity of linen; table-cloths, sheets, shirts, pillowcases, often of their ownweaving, are piled in the deep clothes-presses. Inwell-to-do families there are enough for six monthsuse, the family washing taking place only twice ayear, in spring and fall, like house-cleaning inAmerica. We judge that our housekeeper is wellprovided, by the pile of neatly folded sheets on thepress. The little clock, high on the wall, and thevase of flowers on the chest are the only touches ofornament in the room. On the wall are some smallobjects which look like shuttles for weaving. As we look at the picture we feel sure that Mil-let was a lover of children, and it is pleasant to knowthat he had many of his own. The artist father washis childrens favorite playmate, and at the close ofhis days work in his studio, they ran to meet himwith shouts of joy. He used to like to walk aboutthe garde

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