An old woman sits in an armchair beside the fire where she stirs a saucepan and pores over a recipe. Her bare foot with deformed toes rests on a stool beside a high-heeled shoe, bottles and jars. The decorations of Susanna and the Elders and Diana refer to her search for beauty.

• Keywords
  CARICATURES, GEORGIAN PERIOD, DOMESTIC INTERIORS, SHOES, HEALTH, WOMEN, CATS, BIRDS, BEDROOM FURNITURE, MEDICINES, FIRE
• Persons keyword
  George Cruikshank