~ Getheilte Freud' ist doppelte Freud' ~
This is a cute glass stein with a porcelain lid showing a young girl reluctantly sharing some food with a young boy. The verse is self explanatory and has some characteristics of "Old German". The "th" in Getheilte should be transcribed to "t" in modern German and the "e" needs to replace the ' in Freude. This together with the handle attachments beginning at the bottom and finishing at the top help date the stein to ca. 1870.
 
Getheilte Freud' ist doppelte Freud'
Geteilte Freude ist doppelte Freude
A joy shared is twice the joy.
 
 
Translation: Serguei Artiuchkov/Roy De Selms
Photo credit: Serguei Artiuchkov