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Catalog No. 2092J
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
�Hast du Kater ist mein Rat:
trinke fr�h was du trankst spat.�
(If you have a hangover here�s my advice,
drink in the morning what you drank late at night.)
To fully appreciate the intent of this design, it must be understood that the tomcat (Kater) is both a German symbol and idiomatic expression for a hangover; pickled herring an alleged cure.
The ��11� repeated multiple times around the bottom frieze makes reference to the Bier-Comment (beer code) of Heidelberg University, which begins with paragraph 11. Paragraphs 1 through 10 are left blank and are generally presumed to be the Biblical ten commandments. Paragraph 11 of the Heidelberg code reads: �Es wird fortgesoffen�, which is often (if loosely) translated as �Keep on drinking.�
Price Ranges
Full-color: $60-$80
Ltd-color: $50-$70
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