Armenians making silk, Kharberd, c. 1890

Colourised group photograph of Armenian men and children making silk. According to the source, the photograph was probably taken in Western Armenia, in Kharberd, around 1890. The photographer was Melikian.

Nine people, men, youths and small children, are gathered in front of an old wall. On the left is a wooden frame hung with skeins of white thread. White skeins also hang from the wall on the right. In front is a tray of fruit.