The Haunted Lady. Dressmaker enthusing over the wonderful gown that has been made for an aristocratic client. In the mirror, we see a vision of the exhausted, wasted needlewoman, whose underpaid labours have created the exquisite gown. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, 1863

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The Haunted Lady. Dressmaker enthusing over the wonderful gown that has been made for an aristocratic client. In the mirror, we see a vision of the exhausted, wasted needlewoman, whose underpaid labours have created the exquisite gown. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, 1863

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