Shoemaker

Seated on a low stool, the shoemaker holds a tack between raised fingers while an awl rests against his knee. A black last lies across his lap, and the bench beside him carries wooden forms, small irons and a white bowl. Cut leather and finished shoes cover the ground at his feet. Grey shirt, brick-red apron and a striped cap set the palette of this Capodimonte porcelain figurine, a workshop caught in the middle of its working day.