Image of Worldly Folk Questioning Chimney Sweeps' Master Before of Christ Church, by Krimmel, Johann Ludwig (John Lewis) (1787-1821)

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IMAGE number: EVB7068417
Image title: Worldly Folk Questioning Chimney Sweeps' Master Before of Christ Church, Philadelphia'. Watercolor by John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-13. Young boys were small enough to crawl into chimneys to remove flammable creosote build-up. Masters often recruited apprentices from alms houses, who were then indentured to him for seven years. It was an hard and unhealthy job, and done by many African-Americans in the 19th century (watercolour)
Artist: Krimmel, Johann Ludwig (John Lewis) (1787-1821) / German
Medium: watercolor
Date: 1811 AD - 1813 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: Worldly Folk Questioning Chimney Sweeps' Master Before of Christ Church, Philadelphia'. Watercolor by John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-13. Young boys were small enough to crawl into chimneys to remove flammable creosote build-up. Masters often recruited apprentices from alms houses, who were then indentured to him for seven years. It was an hard and unhealthy job, and done by many African-Americans in the 19th century (BSLOC_2019_7_204)
Photo credit: Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 19th century / five persons / several people / North America / America (continent) / art / conversation / colour / danger / elegance / employment / child / USA / woman / boy / history / man / african-american / worker / painting / Philadelphia / Pennsylvania / portrait / chimney sweeper / clothes / everyday life / watercolour / seated / standing / artwork / upper class / social class

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