Carousing Landsknechte

Catalog No. 556

Pottery or stoneware, relief, 3.0L, pewter lid.

Text:
�Wohl bekomm�s�
(To your health)
�Frischer Trunk und guter Muth kommt dem ganzen Land zu gut.�
(Fresh drink and good attitude profit the whole country.)

Landsknechte were feudal serfs used for military purposes by their masters. These �soldiers� were often traded between landowners and were, in a sense, the equivalent of modern mercenaries, with the important difference that they were not free to choose their employer.

See also No. 269, 377, 1721 and 3137.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $150-$225
Ltd-color: $125-$175

 
     
MR 556
MR 556

 
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