"A pile of farthings chimney stack"

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Interesting story, very nice drawing.

Posted by Denise Cat on Fri 09 Apr 08:29:42

Thank you Denise, This was a sketch I did of a brick mold where the boy saved his coins to resemble chimney stacks....he was saving his farthings to buy a kite.

Posted by Angela Harrison on Fri 09 Apr 09:11:06

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08/04/2021

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I drew these farthings for an illustration in pencil 2B and 3B where the child who dug clay saved his meager earnings to resemble chimney stacks. Child labour in the 1800's was abolished when the Education Act was granted by Lord Shaftesbury. My contribution for April challenge.

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Angela Harrison

Throughout life I have always enjoyed drawing and painting, and nowadays paint for Health and Wellbeing through Visual Art expression. I like painting animals, people, buildings, trees, and scenic places, sometimes I choose to paint Abstract and enjoy the freedom it gives in ways of experimenting…

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