The Baker's Wagon 1870s William P. Chappel American Against the backdrop of the potter William Marshalls shop and the widow Bumsteads corner home, a baker drives his cart full of fresh bread down Hester Street in the tenth ward. A staple of the American diet, a simple loaf of bread could be a very serious matter. Since the citys settlement, government officials regulated the price, quality, and weight of bread made by licensed bakers, who had to initial all their loaves. The bakers often argued that the citys fixed rates, or assizes, were too low and pushed for free-market pricing, which they eventually achieved by the 1820s.. The Baker's Wagon. William P. Chappel (American, 1801-1878). American. 1870s. Oil on slate paper
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