Antique amber glass beer mug "Hop Branch". The mug has a height of 24 cm and a capacity of 0.5 liters. The mug was made in the period 1895-1900 using the technique of glass blowing into a mold. This technique provides for a high level of manual labor.
The so-called amber glass, which has a characteristic yellow-brown color, was used in the production of the mug. This glass color was achieved by adding sulfur compounds and iron oxides to the quartz mass. Amber glass was in demand not only because of its pleasant color. Such glass has the ability to retain ultraviolet light. This was actively used by customers of glass containers for packaging medicines, cosmetics and, of course, beer.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, glassblowers in Bohemia specialized in the production of amber glass.
The surface of the mug is decorated with a floral pattern in the art nouveau style.
jugendstil (German jugendstil — "young style") is a German version of the art nouveau style that dominated Germany, Austria and the Livonia province (Riga) in 1895-1910. It is characterized by the rejection of straight lines in favor of smooth, curved lines, floral motifs, ornamentation and the synthesis of art. In this case, the growth motif is executed in the form of a hop branch with ripe cones. The enamel inscription "Prosit!" is applied to the mug.
Prosit (more often abbreviated Prost!) is a German toast meaning "To health!", "Let's be!", "Your health!". It comes from the Latin word meaning "may it be useful" (verb prodesse). It is used when raising glasses, most often with beer, wine or champagne.
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