Every scalded fears cold water.

Honoré Daumier

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts an older woman in a room. She is wearing a white headscarf underneath a blue and red striped headband. Her outfit consists of a long-sleeved red shirt, a black shawl, a long purple skirt, and a white apron. The woman is also wearing blue shoes. She is bending over a table, with her hands on a white cloth that is covering something. The table is made of light-colored wood and has a pile of what appears to be potatoes or other root vegetables on it. A brown jug sits on the floor to her left. The room has a white wall with a window on the left side, which has multiple panes. The chair she is sitting on has a green seat and backrest, and wooden frame. The floor appears to be made of stone or tile. In the background, there is a dark area that could be a doorway or a corner of the room. The overall atmosphere of the image suggests that it is a scene of everyday life, possibly in a rural or peasant setting.