Lithograph of c. 1880 watercolor by Walter Satterlee [1844–1908] shows a woman walking along the shore, with a boat in the background. She has a spindle in her right hand while her left hand pulls the flax fiber down from the distaff tucked into the belt of her apron.

![Lithograph of c. 1880 watercolor by Walter Satterlee [1844–1908] of a young Breton woman spinning.](https://spwhsl.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/French-3-B-2-walker-216x300.jpg)