# Study of Woman Peeling Potatoes

- By: Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909)
- Date: ca. 1875
- Medium: Graphite with white heightening on light brown paper
- Classification: Figures (representations)
- Dimensions: 26.9 × 19.1 cm (10 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
- Culture: USA
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/19241)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/857e75ad48da122967390df66278c7bf.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The woman peeling potatoes is seated upon a chair and turned toward left. Shown in profile slightly from the left rear.