THE GUILDS CHAMBER
The Cathedral building, the largest of the European Gothic churches, gave work to many stonecutters from abroad for a period lasting seventy years. In addition to ashlars, they carved gargoyles like the one on the left, "crochets" like the one in the centre, and pinnacles some smaller examples of which can be seen to the right.
They employed tools similar to those displayed on the upper step and made use of templates, like the one on a crochet on the lower step om which you can still see the drawing for the design.
Carpenters also participated in the project, leaving behind many wedges like the ones dating from the 15th century seen here set around a 16th century tool of the trade.
Potters from Triana, many still bearing Muslim names, contributed green-glazed clay gutters and drainpipes, like those displayed on the lower step. But most of all they provided an enormous amount of mid-15th century pottery. These were defective pieces used as "alcatifas" (fillers) for the stone vaults, where they were piled up and held together with lime mortar.
Most notable are the large storage vessel with Arabic writing and the two pitchers with the Giralda stamped on their handles as an identifying mark.