Cobbler's Table with Candle Stand
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, colored pencil and some heightening on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.2 x 24.9 cm (13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 40"x 15"
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.4058
Art Historical Context
**Cobbler's Table with Candle** *Ella Josephine Sterling, c. 1936* Watercolor, graphite, colored pencil and some heightening on paper, 35.2 × 24.9 cm (13⅞ × 9⅞ in.) *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* Step into the workshop of early American craftsmanship with Ella Josephine Sterling's meticulous rendering of a *Cobbler's Table with Candle Stand Created around 1936, this artwork a humble shoemaker's workbench—likely an 18th- or 19th-century artifact—complete with its sturdy wooden form, leather tools, and integrated candle stand for illuminating late-night labors. Sterli...
About the Artist
Ella Josephine Sterling
Ella Josephine Sterling is an artist whose biographical details remain incompletely documented. No confirmed birth or death dates have been established, and her nationality and the circumstances of her artistic training are not clearly recorded in surviving historical sources. With forty-six works attributed to her in museum collections, Sterling was clearly a productive artist. The full name, pr...