Cup in the form of a shoe
The form of the pointed shoe, or Schnabelschuh, that appears in this embroidered shield (1983.364) and leather cup (17.190.608a, b) indicates that both works are associated with the shoemakers’ guild. Its elongated tip mocks a style popular with the nobility of the fifteenth century. The leather cup, called a blackjack, may have been used for toasts of allegiance to the guild, and embroidered shields like this one would have been draped over coffins during funeral processions honoring guild members.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cup in the form of a shoe
- Date: late 16th century
- Culture: German
- Medium: Leather, with silver mounts
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (13.7 × 20.6 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.608a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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