Courting Couple

Catalog No. 439

Pottery, etched, 0.5L, inlaid lid.

Text:
�Feierabend� (lid)
(Closing time)
�M�del, ruck, ruck, ruck an meine gr�ne Seite.� (body)
(Girl, move, move, move to my favorite side.)

Text is the title/first line of an unattributed Swabian folk song dating to the early 19th century. The somewhat obscure reference in the text to �my favorite (or best) side�, is intended to mean where the heart is.

Price Range: $125-$175

Lid Inlay
Lid Inlay
     
     
AJT 439
AJT 439

 
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