Colorless, lightly grayish, thick-walled glass. Slightly conical shape, with a polished rim. Surrounding the vessel is a deep-cut decorative design: an oval panel depicting a shoemaker and a lady measuring in an interior; additionally, a scene in landscape staffage with a colloquial motto, shoemaker at work, finished pair of shoes, shoemaker's tool lying on a table, and a seated woman with a spinning wheel. Height: 12.2 cm. Provenance: Northern German private collection. A Bohemian engraved glass beaker with shoe maker at work and motto. Bohemia, circa 1700.
