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Catalog No. 1
Stoneware, relief, 2.0L, pewter lid.
Text:
�BISS AURORA WIHDER LACHT SIZZEN WIR DIE GANTZE NACHT
NICHTS REISST UNSERN F�RSAZZ EYN LASST UNS DR�MB EIN DRINKLIED SCHREYN�
(Until Aurora laughs again, we sit the whole night.
Nothing can destroy our intention, so let us write a drinking song.)
The bearded man jug (Bartmannskrug) is a form dating back to around 1550, featuring the face of a bearded man at the neck representing the mythical woodland Wild Man of Germanic folklore, a symbol of strength and endurance.
This design was copied from an actual Renaissance period piece, one of some forty-two Renaissance replicas first manufactured by Merkelbach in the early 1900s and reproduced regularly thereafter. These items were numbered 1 through 42, duplicating numbers applied to earlier Merkelbach offerings.
Same model number applied to both figural and non-figural Munich Child designs.
Price Range: $175-$250
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