Image from the book "Early Stoneware Steins from the Les Paul Collection"
Cylindrical stoneware stein, hand thrown.
According to the book "Early Stoneware Steins from the Les Paul Collection" by Beatrix Adler pgs 288-317, the following characteristics indicate the stein was most likely produced in the town of Siegburg (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The design of the applied handle and the V-shaped formation just below. Bands of rills and grooves on the upper and lower portions, with a smooth band in the middle. Light gray colored stoneware (yellowed by glaze), with the lower portion colored by orange slip.
Heavy pewter lid, large closed 5 ring hinge, solid ball thumb lift affixed to the tang. The lid is personalized "HTP" and is dated 1690. The pewter ring that fits around the upper rim (mouth) of the stein is missing. The touchmark on the underside of the lid is currently unidentified.
For the stein being 330 plus years old, the missing ring and the small chip in the handle are not that significant.
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