Cobblers Collection

Sixfields Stadium Art - Northampton Town
Watercolour of Sixfields Stadium, home of Northampton Town F.C. 1994 - current day. Capacity 7, 653. Original painting created in 1996 by Kevin Fletcher

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Shoemakers, Tunisia
Two shoemakers in their small workshop, Tunisia

Cobbler
Making a wooden shoe. Date: 1950s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers - Arch of Galerius
Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers working beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius (part of the Rotunda Complex). Date: circa 1910s

St Crispins Day (engraving)
5997810 St Crispins Day (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Crispins Day. Illustration for The Comic Almanack with illustrations by George Cruikshank)

Two Cobblers
Two cobblers at their workbench with lasts hanging on the wall above them

COUNTY GROUND Yesteryear Stadium - Northampton Town FC JKM
Northampton Town F.C. also known as the Cobblers, played their home games at the County Ground for 97 years, between 1897 and 1994

Shoemakers workshops, some of the employees are children. Italy 1897 Photography
FGL5496256 Shoemakers workshops, some of the employees are children. Italy 1897 Photography; Fototeca Gilardi.

Cobbler's Quarters, 1860s (oil on fabric)
XOS5879739 Cobbler's Quarters, 1860s (oil on fabric) by Duplessy, Jean-Alphonse (1817-c.1872); 60.5x51.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Jeremy Nobbler, the cobbler (colour litho)
8642523 Jeremy Nobbler, the cobbler (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeremy Nobbler, the cobbler)

Ancient sandal maker as pictured on the wall of the ruined temples at Thebes, Egypt (litho)
8641596 Ancient sandal maker as pictured on the wall of the ruined temples at Thebes, Egypt (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Runaway, Saddle-bags, Safety-lamp, Safety-valve, Sand-piper, School-teacher, Scorpion, Screw-driver, Sea-lion
8650106 Runaway, Saddle-bags, Safety-lamp, Safety-valve, Sand-piper, School-teacher, Scorpion, Screw-driver, Sea-lion, Serenade, Sheep-shearing, Shoemaker (engraving) by German School

An ancient Roman market scene, shoemakers, etc (engraving)
8647324 An ancient Roman market scene, shoemakers, etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An ancient Roman market scene, shoemakers, etc)

Cobblers making sandals in ancient Egypt, with examples of curved-toe sandal 1, palm-leaf sandals 2,3
FLO4603174 Cobblers making sandals in ancient Egypt, with examples of curved-toe sandal 1, palm-leaf sandals 2,3,, 4 and leather close-laced shoe 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J

The shoemaker's of London celebrating the day of the Patron's Saint, St Crispin, 1850
3478071 The shoemaker's of London celebrating the day of the Patron's Saint, St Crispin, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the shoemaker's of London celebrating the day of)

A Cobbler, Damascus (colour litho)
8650853 A Cobbler, Damascus (colour litho) by Thomas, Margaret (1843-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cobbler, Damascus)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, opera by R. Wagner. c.1900 (chromo)
3433694 The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, opera by R. Wagner. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Music. Classical music. Hans sachs, the cobbler)

Bloomfield as Working Shoemaker (engraving)
8673794 Bloomfield as Working Shoemaker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloomfield as Working Shoemaker)

Trade card for Challis and Son, boot and ladies' shoe maker, Norwich (engraving)
8677725 Trade card for Challis and Son, boot and ladies' shoe maker, Norwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Challis and Son)

Unhairing Skins (colour litho)
8638918 Unhairing Skins (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unhairing Skins)

Dyeing Skins (colour litho)
8638919 Dyeing Skins (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dyeing Skins. Illustration for A Day with Leather Workers (Henry Frowde)

Coal-mine, Coal-train, Cobbler, Cobweb, Cock-fight, Coffee, Coffin, Cog-wheel, Collar, Colter, Column
8650041 Coal-mine, Coal-train, Cobbler, Cobweb, Cock-fight, Coffee, Coffin, Cog-wheel, Collar, Colter, Column, Comet (engraving) by German School

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8713000 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869
3478849 Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869; (add.info.: Northampton Shoe Making: Middleman's factory. 1869. Middleman took work in from larger factories)

Some Curious Fashions in Boots (colour litho)
8638916 Some Curious Fashions in Boots (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Curious Fashions in Boots)

Leather: from the cattle to the tanner and the cobbler workshop, early 20th century (chromo)
1790145 Leather: from the cattle to the tanner and the cobbler workshop, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the leather in France : from the cattle to the tanner and the cobbler workshop)

Illustration for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664288 Illustration for A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The shoemaker of the Bastille)

The interior of the Middleman's Factory, 1850
3478716 The interior of the Middleman's Factory, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the interior of the Middleman's Factory in the Northampton Shoe Making quarter)

Little Workers: The Boot and Shoe Maker (colour litho)
8629549 Little Workers: The Boot and Shoe Maker (colour litho) by Hardy, Evelyn Stuart (1865-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boot and Shoe Maker)

The cobbler was much surprised to find himself in a beautiful bed (colour litho)
8644899 The cobbler was much surprised to find himself in a beautiful bed (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Microscopic Section of Horse's Skin (litho)
8638923 Microscopic Section of Horse's Skin (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscopic Section of Horse's Skin)

Parts of a Boot (litho)
8638922 Parts of a Boot (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parts of a Boot. Illustration for A Day with Leather Workers (Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press)

Trade card for E J Brashier, boot and shoe maker, London (engraving)
8677633 Trade card for E J Brashier, boot and shoe maker, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for E J Brashier, boot and shoe maker)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Cobbler and the Banker (engraving)
8669301 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Cobbler and the Banker (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cobbler and the Banker)

These Tradesmen are Preachers in the City of London', broadside published in London, 1647
527983 These Tradesmen are Preachers in the City of London', broadside published in London, 1647. Congregationalists, a nonconformist dissenting Protestant sect who

A Country Cobbler, 1887. Creator: Harriet Backer
A Country Cobbler, 1887

Shoemaker at work, 1700-1800. Creator: Anon
Shoemaker at work, 1700-1800

Shoemaker at work, 1700-1800. Creator: Anon
Shoemaker at work, 1700-1800

Interior of a Cobbler's Shop, c.1650. Creator: David Ryckaert III
Interior of a Cobbler's Shop, c.1650

Cobblers making sandals and shoes in ancient Egypt
Cobblers making sandals in ancient Egypt, with examples of curved-toe sandal 1, palm-leaf sandals 2, 3, , 4 and leather close-laced shoe 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J

The fame that came from a cobbler's shop (litho)
976608 The fame that came from a cobbler's shop (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fame that came from a cobbler's shop)

Caucasus: Tiflis Shoe Maker
3785892 Caucasus: Tiflis Shoe Maker; (add.info.: Caucasus: Tiflis Shoe Maker. Early 20th century Russian postcard. Tiflis, capital city of Georgia (modern day Tbilisi).); Lebrecht History

Japan - Zori Sandal maker
Zori Sandal maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Japan - Geta Clog Maker
Geta Clog Maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Portrait of Vincenzo Grassi, 1620 circa, Bartolomeo Schedoni (oil on canvas)
7064220 Portrait of Vincenzo Grassi, 1620 circa, Bartolomeo Schedoni (oil on canvas) by Schedoni, Bartolomeo (c.1570-1615); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

The shoemaker, 1894 (oil on canvas)
AIS5355989 The shoemaker, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Abarzuza y Rodriguez de Arias, Felipe (1871-1948); 97x75 cm; Museo de Cadiz

A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving)
7234792 A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A virago beating a man with a stick)

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"Cobblers: The Art of Mending Soles and Preserving Traditions" From the bustling streets of Northampton to the ancient workshops in Tunisia, they have been an integral part of our society for centuries. At Sixfields Stadium Art in Northampton Town, a vibrant mural depicting two cobblers diligently mending shoes serves as a reminder of their craftsmanship. Shoemakers in Tunisia continue this age-old tradition, skillfully crafting footwear that reflects their rich cultural heritage. Their dedication to perfection is evident in every stitch. The engraving commemorating St Crispins Day reminds us of the patron saint of shoemakers and celebrates their invaluable contribution to our daily lives. Cobblers hold a special place not only in history but also within various cultures worldwide. In Thessaloniki, Greece, the Arch of Galerius pays homage to cobblers who played a vital role in providing comfort through well-crafted shoes. This architectural marvel stands as a testament to their artistry. Traveling eastward, we find ourselves immersed in Japanese culture where Zori Sandal makers and Geta Clog makers meticulously create footwear that embodies elegance and tradition. These skilled artisans ensure that each pair tells its own story. Even ancient Egypt recognized the importance of cobblers; hieroglyphs depict them making sandals and shoes with utmost care and precision. Their craft was essential for protecting feet from scorching desert sands. Vincenzo Grassi's portrait captures the essence of a cobbler's pride and dedication during the 17th century. Through Bartolomeo Schedoni's oil on canvas masterpiece, we glimpse into an era when these craftsmen were revered for their skills. Closer to home, Soho's Peter Street W1 has long been associated with London's shoemaking industry. Its historic significance showcases how cobbling has shaped local communities throughout generations and can more than just skilled artisans.