What was the item made by a journeyman as the final step to being accepted into a guild?

Question

What was the item made by a journeyman as the final step to being accepted into a guild?

Answer 1

Try these links:

http://oit.boisestate.edu/sknox/disserta...

http://www.liberfanatica.net/trades1.doc

http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/artic...

Answer 2

He had to make a "Masterpiece" that would show off his talents.  That was his final exam, if his  master approved the piece he was released from his apprenticeship and became a master  himself.   The word has entered our language to mean the ultimate accomplishment in ones career.

Answer 3

Do a google search with key words such as medieval, journeyman, guild.  Read a little, you will find the answer.