~ Morgens, mittags, abends, nachts ~ | |
The stein is from the Jugendstil (youth style; modern art) period of the early 1900's and was made by Merkelbach & Wick. | |
Morgens, mittags, abends, nachts trink dein Bier und sonst verachts |
At morning, noon, evening, night drink your beer and maintain self-respect |
The same verse is found below on a 1/2 L. Mettlach PUG (printed under glaze) stein #1909 (decor #942) with a whimsical scene of a rooster awakening a watchman whose apparently been drinking beer from a stein all night. | ||
Translation: Les Hopper compilation Photo credit: unknown |