Saxony after the 1547 Capitulation of Wittenberg. Here red is the Electorate and yellow the Duchy.
Salt glazed light bluish-gray stoneware. Etched with cobalt blue coloring. Walzenkrug-style cylindrical shape with slight flair at the base. Holds approximately 1.4 liters of liquid.
The top of the handle being attached close to the rim or just below the bottom of the lid is common with early stoneware steins. At the lower attachment of the handle a sphere or thumb print depression is present, which was commonly done by potters c.1750-1790.
The central decoration is the Coat of Arms of the Electorate of Saxony, a territory of the Holy Roman Empire c.1356-1806. The Electorate was located in the eastern middle portion of present day Germany and included the towns of Dresden (Capital), Leipzig, Meissen, Freiberg, Annaberg-Bucholz, and Altenberg. The Electorate became the Kingdom of Saxony (1806-1918) after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.
The hollow ball thumb lift and large closed 5 ring hinge is appropriate for the time period. The lid is personalized with appears to be a tavern number of 18, initials C.G.B., and is dated 1770.
The touchmark on the underside of the lid is currently unidentified.
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| type | stein | material | stoneware |
| producer | mold | - | |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | 1.4 L | ||
| design date | c.1770 |