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Catalog No. 329
Pottery, etched, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
“Feierabend” (lid)
(Closing time)
“Keinen Tropfen im Becher mehr.”
(No more drops in the beaker.)
Second text string is the first line from the poem “Die Lindenwirtin”, 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 innkeeper in German history and a popular figure with German students.
See also Nos. 94, 116, 139, 141, 240, 431, 450 and 1070.
Price Range: $125-$175
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