Funeral Shield of the Cobblers' Guild in Amsterdam, The cartouch-shaped plate contains a shield with three attributes of the shoemaker's guild: in the middle a shoe above the date 1643, on the left side thereof a pruning knife (intended for trimming the sole leather) and on the right side an alder (awl). Above this first shield is a smaller shield with the crowned weapon of Amsterdam held by two lions. From the lion's tails downwards runs a broad soft tissue edge, which includes a cherub at the bottom. The performance of the cherub differs on the two shields., Shoe-maker, cobbler, auricular ornament, lobe style, ornament, cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings, Amsterdam, Schoenmakersgilde (Amsterdam), Johannes Grill, 1643, silver (metal), h 31.3 cm × w 23.4 cm × w 534 gr
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