THE CONTENTED COBLER.
DateJuly 14, 1772
Publisher
William Humphrey
Maker
James Wilson
1760 - 1780 fl. ca.
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 16 1/8" x OW: 10 5/8"; Plate H: 13 7/8" x W: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-705
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Wilson fec.t/ THE CONTENTED COBLER./ Publish'd July 14.th 1772 by W. Humphrey Opposite Cecil Court S.t Martins Lane."ProvenanceBefore 1954, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1954-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).Captain John Montresor (1736-1799)
June 10, 1775
Bernard Ratzer
January 12, 1776
