Battle Preparations

Catalog No. 1385

Pottery, etched and relief, 0.4L, inlaid lid.

Text:
�Vor dem ersten Waffengang�
(Before the first armed conflict)
�Mein Helm und Wehr; was brauch ich mehr,
dem Feinde trutz, Gott preis u. ehr.�

(My helmet and arms; what more do I need,
defy the enemy, praise and honor God.)

The text is a somewhat less than perfect transcription from a poem written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874) entitled �Des Frommen Landsknechts Morgenlied� (The Rightous Soldier�s Morning Song).

Price Range: $75-$100

Lid Inlay
Lid Inlay
 
     
JPT 1385
JPT 1385

 
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