Craftsmen Collection (#4)

The construction of Noah's Ark, description of the activities of shipwrights
MMM5480901 The construction of Noah's Ark, description of the activities of shipwrights by Schedel, Hartmann (1440-1514); National Maritime Museum, London

The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman
MMM5466481 The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman, dressed in a traditional costume, a blue serge skirt and a gray and white striped shirt

Bricklayer with two women preparing to whitewash a wall, 1828
3480354 Bricklayer with two women preparing to whitewash a wall, 1828; (add.info.: French lithograph of bricklayer with two women preparing to whitewash a wall; India)

The temple of Bodh Gaya (engraving)
3330754 The temple of Bodh Gaya (engraving); (add.info.: The temple of Bodh Gaya, an example of Hindu craftsman, marks the spot where Buddha was inspired to found the religion which bears his name)

A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench, 19th century (engraving)
FLO4577862 A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Turner using a tour a pedale - A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle)

Jeweller at his bench with leather covers, 19th century (engraving)
FLO4577846 Jeweller at his bench with leather covers, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Jeweller at his bench with leather covers)

The stone cutters
DUV4217106 The stone cutters; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Jointing and pointing wall with arched opening (b/w photo)
8639681 Jointing and pointing wall with arched opening (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jointing and pointing wall with arched opening)

Plumbing for correct position of quoin with plumb-rule and lead-bob (b/w photo)
8639678 Plumbing for correct position of quoin with plumb-rule and lead-bob (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vestibule, Martin's Bank, Bexley Heath (b/w photo)
8639676 Vestibule, Martin's Bank, Bexley Heath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vestibule, Martin's Bank, Bexley Heath)

Main front, with tiled roof, of the old crown, Bookham, Surrey, showing various forms of arches (b/w photo)
8639671 Main front, with tiled roof, of the old crown, Bookham, Surrey, showing various forms of arches (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Chimney shaft with square base, panelled at the summit (b/w photo)
8639665 Chimney shaft with square base, panelled at the summit (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chimney shaft with square base)

Bricklayer's Tools, I (litho)
8639659 Bricklayer's Tools, I (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bricklayer's Tools, I)

Example of assorted colour brickwork, with tile roofing and tile hanging at gable ends (colour photo)
8639658 Example of assorted colour brickwork, with tile roofing and tile hanging at gable ends (colour photo) by English Photographer

Interesting example of brickwork, carried out with S6 purple and red bricks for recessed panel filling
8639655 Interesting example of brickwork, carried out with S6 purple and red bricks for recessed panel filling, bright reds for piers and dark reds for plinth (colour photo) by English Photographer

Metzgerladen / Butcher Shop (colour litho)
8666187 Metzgerladen / Butcher Shop (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Metzgerladen)

Besuch Beim Juwelier / Visit to the Jeweler (colour litho)
8666161 Besuch Beim Juwelier / Visit to the Jeweler (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Besuch Beim Juwelier)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677261 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Viollet-Le-Duc shows two figures studying a frame, 1873 (illustration)
8683035 Viollet-Le-Duc shows two figures studying a frame, 1873 (illustration) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Village Ale-House (engraving)
8648168 The Village Ale-House (engraving) by Hay, George (1831-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Village Ale-House)

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)

Pottery: from the clay to the potter workshop, early 20th century (chromo)
1790143 Pottery: from the clay to the potter workshop, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the pottery in France : from the clay to the potter workshop, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

Page of advertisements, 1882 (engraving)
8627196 Page of advertisements, 1882 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of advertisements, 1882)

"Who's your tailor?" (colour litho)
8652467 "Who's your tailor?" (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Who's your tailor)

Messrs Marshall and Snelgrove, Silk Mercers, Lacemen, Furriers, Drapers, Milliners, Dressmen, and Carpet Warehousemen
8651287 Messrs Marshall and Snelgrove, Silk Mercers, Lacemen, Furriers, Drapers, Milliners, Dressmen, and Carpet Warehousemen, Oxford Street, Vere Street, Henrietta Street, and Marylebone Lane

Illustration for The Animals Trip to Sea (colour litho)
8634287 Illustration for The Animals Trip to Sea (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bookbinder (colour litho)
8650412 Bookbinder (colour litho) by Pletsch, Oskar (1830-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bookbinder. Illustration for Buttercups)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8650804 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Decorative endpaper from a nineteenth century book. Paper marbling was used to produce both endpapers and book covers
6428135 Decorative endpaper from a nineteenth century book. Paper marbling was used to produce both endpapers and book covers, 19th century (paint on paper); Photo © Ken Welsh

Female herring fishers, knitting on the dock, in front of empty buckets waiting for the return of fishing
MMM5479201 Female herring fishers, knitting on the dock, in front of empty buckets waiting for the return of fishing, in Scarborough (Yorkshire, England), 1910 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum

The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century
MMM5482467 The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century, who had to pass an exam at Shipwright's Hall before boarding by Rowlandson

Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving)
6947907 Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia. 1885 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton spinning and reeling.Mogadishu. Somalia)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209597 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Sword inscribed and decorated with inlays. 5th-4th centuries BC. Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC)
BEN5473845 Sword inscribed and decorated with inlays. 5th-4th centuries BC. Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC). Bronze, inlaid, jade, gold (metal), turquoise from Liyu (China). Paris, Guimet Museum

Bronze Age: bronze axes (photo)
AIS5351212 Bronze Age: bronze axes (photo); Episcopal Museum of Vic, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto

Woodcutter, (painting)
8719872 Woodcutter, (painting) by Ulving, Even (1863-1952); 55x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Even Ulving (1863-1952)); Photo © O. Vaering

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220337 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Dartmoor Prison, 1884
3479362 Dartmoor Prison, 1884; (add.info.: Dartmoor Prison: Penal Servitude the middle panel shows prisoners in the tailoring shop making uniforms)

Women in tradtional sardinian costume, winding wool with a skein-winder, 1903 (print on double-weight paper)
3563547 Women in tradtional sardinian costume, winding wool with a skein-winder, 1903 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Bono 1903 Photographer: Guiso); Alinari Archives, Florence

Economy. The clay, pottery. c.1900 (chromo)
3433702 Economy. The clay, pottery. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Economy. The clay, pottery. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Science. Glassmaking. Working women blowing a glass pearl. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434710 Science. Glassmaking. Working women blowing a glass pearl. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330245 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Economy. The wood, woodcutters, carpenters..., c.1900 (chromo)
2636224 Economy. The wood, woodcutters, carpenters..., c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. The wood, woodcutters, carpenters... Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI

Two White Mice, 1903 (lithograph)
954241 Two White Mice, 1903 (lithograph); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

The stone: from the quarry to the mason, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790230 The stone: from the quarry to the mason, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: the stone trade in France, from the quarry to the mason, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

The diamond: from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels, early 20th century (chromo)
1790149 The diamond: from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the diamond in France : from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels)

Lightning, Limber, Lime-kiln, Linchpin, Linnet, Lion, Lizard, Llama, Lobster, Locket, Locksmith, Log-house (engraving)
8650059 Lightning, Limber, Lime-kiln, Linchpin, Linnet, Lion, Lizard, Llama, Lobster, Locket, Locksmith, Log-house (engraving) by German School

Trades: Blacksmith (colour litho)
8641497 Trades: Blacksmith (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmith. Illustration for one of a set of playing cards used in the game Jack of All)

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Craftsmen, the unsung heroes of artistry and skill, and are the masters of their craft, dedicated to creating beauty with their hands and minds. Just like Hogarth's iconic painting "Beer Street, " where craftsmen gather in lively taverns after a hard day's work, these artisans embody the spirit of creativity. In Coopers at work making wooden barrels, we witness their meticulous craftsmanship as they shape wood into functional works of art. The rhythmic sound of hammers hitting nails echoes through the workshop, a symphony composed by skilled hands. Traveling back in time to Polkanuggo Quarry in Stithians, Cornwall during 1903-1904 or September 1902 reveals another facet of their expertise. These craftsmen extract raw materials from nature's embrace with precision and care. Their dedication transforms rough stones into building blocks that lay foundations for progress. The manufacture of cork balls at Chingford showcases yet another realm mastered by these artisans. In November 1922, they meticulously mold cork into perfect spheres destined for games and recreation. Each ball represents countless hours spent honing skills passed down through generations. Wheelwrights making cart wheels exemplify craftsmanship intertwined with functionality. With every turn of the lathe and stroke of chisel, they create sturdy wheels capable of enduring rugged terrains while carrying life's burdens effortlessly. Besom brooms and wooden rakes come alive under the careful touch of skilled craftsmen who understand nature intimately. Whether it be Tresahor Quarry or Mabe/Constantine Quarry in Cornwall during 1903-1904 or even Polkanuggo Quarry around 1900; these artists transform humble materials into tools that connect us to our roots. Lastly, let us not forget The Boat Race construction at Sims boathouse in 1933—a testament to teamwork among craftsmen united towards a common goal. As each piece comes together meticulously under watchful eyes, a vessel of dreams takes shape, ready to conquer the waters.