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Cordwainer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The cordwainer works on a piece of leather of goat or sheepskin at a table. This is used, according to the description, for the lining of books and chairs and for black shoes and gloves worn during mourning, as the man on the right shows. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Commerce, Professions and Businesses, Complete suites.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCorduaanmaker. 1719. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
