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From: Devi in San Francisco
Remote Name: 70.137.179.174
I didn't get any responses to my earlier query, so I will post it again. Beer stein (or mug) The stein is pot-bellied, has no lid, it is probably stoneware - it appears to be very hard and not porcelain-like. It is heavily embossed with gray raised filigree, flowers, leaves, scrolls, herringbone, and a man and woman in 18th century dress dancing. On one side is written in raised letters "Was bitter und trub" (umlaut on the u) and on the opposite side is written "Tragt (umlaut on the a) alles die Lieb' ". The background is dark blue. The handle is scrolled on the bottom, with a leaf, like an acanthus leaf on the outside of the longest part of the handle. There is no factory mark on the bottom, but the numbers 1 0 3 4 are embossed on the bottom with an A beneath the letters. The is a small hole on the top of the handle, looks like it was there from the manufacture, but does not go through the entire handle. I guess this was to attach the lid. The top rim is gray, however there is some reddish tint. The stein stands almost 5" high, is almost 3" in diameter across the bottom, 2" across the top, and about 3.5" across the pot-bellied part. Anything anyone can tell me about it - age, origin, manufacturer - would be appreciated. Pictures are at: http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2316/tmp9633dy3.jpg http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/2056/bluestein2bl1.jpg http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4880/bluestein3pk5.jpg http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3792/bluestein4kp9.jpg http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3681/bluestein5to0.jpg Thanks, Devi in San Francisco
