The woman is carrying a round loaf of some type of bread on her head & holding a basket. Possibly doing some shopping. This may be Sarah Burton who was housekeeper at the Holy Trinity Church vicarage for many years.
Date (of image) : 1888
Donor : Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Creator : James Whitehead Pattison
Part of the "Part of the Pattison's Photographs " collection
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