Stein Collectors International
Featured Stein: August 2001
by Paul Wynand ~ This one-liter stein, designed by
Paul Wynand, was produced by the firm of Reinhold Merkelbach, Grenzhausen,
during the Jugendstil period (approx. 1901 - 1920). R. Merkelbach
employed two different brown glazes during this period, a honey-brown glaze
evoking the glaze treatment of earlier pieces from Köln (hence the glaze was
called kölnisch braun) and the glaze shown here, a warm brown color with
dark brown or black speckling (the so-called braun geflammt, or flamed
brown, glaze). This piece is further decorated with a chain-like design in
relief. This glaze effect was achieved by firing in an oxygen-rich environment,
allowing the impurities in the clay to darken irregularly. |