Stein Villeroy & Boch #1508, “Hunter’s Tales”. [link]
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The official name is "Hunter's Tales".
This vintage 0.5 liter beer mug was made in 1887 at the famous Villeroy & Boch factory in Metlach. In the Villeroy & Boch catalog, the mold of this mug has the number 1508. See the link: [link]
The plot of the drawing is dedicated to the meeting of reputable hunters. They drink, joke, have fun. They were complacently sprawled in resting positions. They're wearing expensive suits. They display aristocratic manners.
In other words, this is most likely a collective caricature of the rich in the period after 1871, the year when Germany was united and its rapid economic growth began. After that, someone got the opportunity to go to Africa for trophies and call themselves great hunters. For true hunters of the Bavarian and pre-Alpine forests and pastures, it was ridiculous.
The contrast was so obvious that, apart from the drawing on the frieze of the mug, no inscription was even needed. The picture speaks for itself.
However, the phrase on the ceramic inlay of the lid highlights the overall meaning. Translated from German, it means "Long live Nimrod!".
Various legends emphasize the image of Nimrod, a tyrant and a God-fighter.
The Haggadah, which is considered to be one of the earliest tools for interpreting Biblical texts, shows Nimroth as a character capable of "stirring up all the people against the Lord." It is said that Nimrod's hunting luck is brought by clothes made of leather, which were made by God to cover the nakedness of Adam and Eve; the animals fell to the ground in front of Nimrod, and he had no trouble killing them. The people, seeing this, could begin to believe that Nimrod was an invincible hero, and proclaimed him their king. The death of Nimrod is attributed by Haggadah to another hunter Esau, telling of the mutual envy of the two hunters.
In Christianity, Nimrod, as the builder of Babylon, was considered by some authors to be a symbol of Antichrist pride and a precursor of the Antichrist.
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