TW427311 Euphemia Scott (the Fishwife) (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 74.2x63.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: North-East fishwife Euphemia Scott holds up a substantial fish, while in her other hand is a gutting knife, ready to prepare it. The North-East fishing communities each had their own distinctive costumes. Euphemia Scott is wearing a traditional straw bonnet and shawl, crossed over her body and tucked inside a heavy coat for warmth. Fishwives played an important role in the fishing communities. They would bait and prepare fishing lines and mend nets, then gut and sell the fishermen\'s catch;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.