“Die Lindenwirtin”

Catalog No. 550

Pottery or stoneware, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.

Text:
“Trink was klar ist, lieb was rar ist.”
(Trink what is clear, love what is rare.)

“Die Lindenwirtin” (The Linden Hostess) is the title of a poem, written by Rudolph Baumbach in 1876 and set to music in 1878 by Franz Wilhelm Abt. The poem honors Ännchen Schumacher (1860-1935), perhaps the most famous landlady/tavern keeper in German history and a popular figure with German students.

See also No. 639.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $60-$80
Ltd-color: $50-$70

 
     
MG 550
MG 550

 
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