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Antique Document Logbook Of Fishwives Hall New Of Marseille, 1826The description of this item has been automatically translated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Old official document, register of fishmongers and their stalls in the Halle Neuve dated July 1, 1826. Originally Halle Delacroix, the place was named after the prefect of Marseille Charles Delacroix, father of the painter Eugène Delacroix. This building, destroyed in the 1980s, represents a historic part of women's work at a time when they were authorized to exercise very few professions. The people of Marseille will know the expression “to scream like a fishwife”. Indeed, these exuberant women held a monopoly on the sale of fish and set the price. We could consider them as the feminists of the 19th century. The register includes the signature of the mayor of Marseille at the time, Jean-Baptiste de Montgrand.
The document is presented in a quality frame with Marie-Louise. In its original condition with traces of age and wear.
This is an authentic animist object that can complete a cabinet of curiosities or a collection of old papers.
DIMENSIONS: H44xL55xcm
DATE: 1826
ORIGIN: Marseille, France
WEIGHT: 1,800 kg
Old official document, register of fishmongers and their stalls in the Halle Neuve dated July 1, 1826. Originally Halle Delacroix, the place was named after the prefect of Marseille Charles Delacroix, father of the painter Eugène Delacroix. This building, destroyed in the 1980s, represents a historic part of women's work at a time when they were authorized to exercise very few professions. The people of Marseille will know the expression “to scream like a fishwife”. Indeed, these exuberant women held a monopoly on the sale of fish and set the price. We could consider them as the feminists of the 19th century. The register includes the signature of the mayor of Marseille at the time, Jean-Baptiste de Montgrand. The document is presented in a quality frame with Marie-Louise. In its original
