The Shoemakers.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

Date1855-1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/8 x 12 3/4in. (21.9 x 32.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1982.17.8

DescriptionFour men are at work in a shoemaker's shop. The three men at the left wear shirts with the sleeves rolled up, trousers, slippers, and aprons. Two men wear caps. One man has a beard and mustache. All three are seated on cobbler's benches, which have compartments at one end containing tools and nails and a drawer beneath. The man at the far left uses a hammer to pound a sole. The next man is using an awl to make holes in the sole of a boot. The third man, seen from the back, is holding thread between his hands. The fourth man, at the far right, is seated in a straight chair. He wears a shirt, jacket, trousers, shoes, and eyeglasses. A handkerchief protrudes from his pocket. He appears to be cutting a piece of leather on a board held in his lap. Pieces of leather, lasts, tools, and partially completed boots are on the floor. A bucket and a dish of water are in the foreground. Completed shoes and boots are displayed in a shop window. A curtain is drawn back at the left. A small mirror hangs nearby. A coil of cord or string hangs from a hook on the right. Additional tools, lasts, and patterns hang from racks on the walls. A bird in a birdcage and a shelf clock are on the wall on the right. Two jugs with corks in them are on a shelf overhead. A newspaper, a bowl with a spoon in it, and tools are on a small table in the right background.

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