~ In mir ist Wahrheit ~ | |
The scene on the front clearly depicts an alchemist in his laboratory (The Thewalt Catalog calls this "the Studying Pharmacist".) and suggests that this could be an occupational stein for a chemist or an apothecary. The verse is a satire indicating that since science is based on truth, one will not be exposed to poison by drinking from such a stein. It is marked on the front "Paulus & Thewalt Hoehr" and impressed on the bottom is the trade mark of Albert Jacob Thewalt, Germany and the number 536, ca. early 1900's. | |
In mir ist Wahrheit, Ich kann nicht trügen. Gift trinkt man nicht Aus solchen Krügen. |
In me is truth, I cannot lie. Poison is not drunk from such steins. |
Translation: Roy De Selms Photo credit: unknown |