Craftsman Collection (page 4)

Pin and needle maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Pin and needle maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman and two assistants busy in a workshop

The spur maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
The spur maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman talks to a customer while continuing to file a spur which is held in a vice. Behind him in his workshop a fire is burning in the furnace where he heats metal

Shoemaker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Shoemaker, c1559-1591. A master craftsman serves a female customer at his shop window, while his two assistants sew shoes from pieces of leather their master has cut out on his workbench

Sword maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Sword maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman at his workbench holds an item in a vice while he works on it with a file. Around him are daggers and swords he has made

Armourer, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Armourer, c1559-1591. An armourer in his workshop using a hammer to shape a piece of armour. On display in front of his shop are items he has made, including a full suit of armour

Harquebusier or hand-gun maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Harquebusier or hand-gun maker, c1559-1591. The first gun to be fired from the shoulder, the harquebus was invented in Spain in the mid 15th century

Potter turning vessels on a wheel, Ancient Egyptian, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty (2565-2420 BC). Limestone model. From the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

Wall painting from the tomb of Ti, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Early 5th Dynasty, c2498-2450 BC. A detail of a painted relief showing two carpenters at work

William Morris (1834-1896), English socialist, artist, craftsman and poet
William Morris (1834-1896), English socialist, craftsman and poet. Morris, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement, was also a prominent early British socialist

Case and fitting department, Chappell & Companys piano works, Belmont Street, Chalk, London, 1870
Case and fitting department, Chappell & Companys piano works, Belmont Street, Chalk Farm Road, London, 1870. Wood engraving

Broadwoods piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London, 1842

Greek terracotta figure of a man sawing wood, 6th century BC
Greek terracotta figure of a man sawing wood from Boetia, Now in the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 6th century BC

Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep, from Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1400 BC. As a senior treasury official of the reign of Thutmose IV

Dice Makers Workshop, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Dice Makers Workshop, 16th century

Wire Worker, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Wire Worker, 16th century

The Clasp Makers Workshop, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
The Clasp Makers Workshop, 16th century

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