Antique German Beer Stein

Item Details

An antique German beer stein from the early 18th Century with a ceramic body and pewter top rim, lid and base. The body is white and is decorated under the glaze with hand drawn flowers in blue, yellow, sepia and green with sepia borders at the top and bottom. The pewter base has a scalloped skirt and four feet with lion’s heads. The top is also scalloped, has a ball thumb lift, a five band hinge and a handle reinforcement strap.

1938.0002.92

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

- ceramic body is cracked at top, but held solidly by pewter top.
- pewter base is bent in several places.

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-329