Courting Couple

Catalog No. 1501

Stoneware, transfer, 0.5L, pewter lid.

Text:
“Von allen Mädchen, so blink und so blank,
gefällt mir am besten die Lore!”

(Of all the girls, so shiny and so sparkling,
I like Lore the best!)

Text is from a German folk song entitled “Die Lore am Tore” (Lore at the Gate), written in 1797 by Christian Bole, based on an earlier piece by English song-writer Henry Carey entitled “Sally in our Alley”.

Same model number applied to jug decorated with Scrollwork.

Price Range: $50-$70

     
     
MR 1501
MR 1501

 
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