3 men

Reinhold Merkelbach

From the collection of Paul Van Eck

3 men's faces on this stein by Reinhold Merkelbach. I do not know who the men are, possibly writers or painters.
The verse reads: "Ein guter Deutscher Gerstensaft, und echte Deutsche Arbeitskraft, und Deutsche Eren und Biederkeit, bemahrten sich lebon alle Beil." (??).

Marked 40, K and the Merkelbach star.

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Details

Type: stein
Material: stoneware
Producer: Reinhold Merkelbach
Producer info
Designer/decorator: unknown
Mold: -
Decor: 40
Capacity: 1L.
Design date: 1880-1900
Height (excl. lid): 19.0 cm (appx. 7.4 inches.)