The Poor Box
- Title
- The Poor Box
- Actual Title
- The Cottage Scene
- Artist
- Ed. Frère
- Artist Full Name
- Pierre Édouard Frère (1819-1886)
- Date (Painted or Exhibited)
- 1867
- Type
- oil on panel
- Size (HxW mm)
- 450 x 368
- Current Location
- Sudley House, Liverpool: WAG 226
- Lent By
- George Howard, Esq.
- Catalog Number
- 122
- Catalog Page
- 18
- Curators Notes
- The painting is an alternate. It has been chosen as an example of the artist's style because the type (or genre) and the date align with the painting listed in the catalog.
- Alt-Text
- A woman seated by a fireplace helps three young girls, possibly dressing or repairing clothes, in a rustic, old-fashioned kitchen filled with household items and tools.