Medal Makers in a Sunlit Workshop

Four craftsmen work at wooden tables in a sunlit workshop, finishing gold medals by hand. In front, one man in a green waistcoat buffs a medal with a white cloth, while a bearded man in a leather apron studies another through a magnifying glass, a fine tool in his other hand. Rows of red-and-white striped ribbons with looped tops lie ready on both tables, beside files, gravers, a spool of red thread and spare gold discs. Two more workers sit at desks behind, bent over their own pieces. Tall windows pour warm light across potted herbs and a grey cat asleep on the sill. Shelves of glass jars, books and a cabinet hung with finished medals on tricolour ribbons fill the back wall under a green pendant lamp. The repeating ribbons and the glowing windows give the room steady rhythms that make each corner easy to place.