This month’s stein provides a bucolic setting as an introduction to the hectic times to come.  The hand-painted scene shows a rising moon shining on what may be the first snow of the season, a pair of roe deer observe their surroundings, a chapel is in the distance, and a Feldkreuz, or field cross, is attached to a tree.  We may wish to remember quiet times like this in the weeks ahead.

The lid has a very detailed engraving surrounding the traditional toast, Dein Wohl, To You! A dedication engraved around the rim of the lid shows the stein was presented to Karl Meggendorfer at a swim-meet at Bad Aibling on 8 August 1909.  Unfortunately, the stein has no markings to indicate the maker, decorator or pewterer.