The Street Cobbler
Attributed to
John Thomson
(Scottish, 1837 - 1921)
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 2 1/8 × 3 7/16 inches (5.41 × 8.69 cm)
Mount: 2 7/16 × 4 1/8 inches (6.15 × 10.49 cm)
Mount: 2 7/16 × 4 1/8 inches (6.15 × 10.49 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.109
Signednone
InscribedPrinted captions on paper, attached to mount verso, in black type: "The Street Cobbler. / These men who ply their trade in the / streets and execute their jobs "with / neatness and dispatch" are a very great / convenience to the passing pedestrian-- / who for a few cash may get his shoes / mended while he enjoys a frugal tiffin / at a neighbouring stall, or has his head / shaved by a barber hard by!--"
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DescriptionHand colored image of two men, cobblers, seated on large stones and conversing with one another.
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