Antique German Stoneware Beer Stein Regensburg Cologne Dome Mettlach Mold c.1880

Description

Antique German Beer Stein Regensburg Style Mettlach Mold Cologne Cathedral c.1880
Description:
This antique German beer stein/pitcher was made in 1880. This date is consistent with the technology and also is the date of the completion of the Cologne Cathedral - the cathedral the stein is dedicated to.
The stein is made of tan or cream stoneware in high relief technique - the same technique that was used in so-called "Regensburg" type stoneware, the one called "Modellkrug" in Germany. It was made of almost liquid clay poured in a special mold. This mold is the same mold we see in some Mettlach ware - specifically, some pokals and early steins (see a scan from "The Mettlach Book" in pics. - it show all three relief pictures that are exactly the same).
The front medallion shows a woman holding the Cathedral - most likely she repersent the Holy Virgin. One side medallion shows the Three Kings following the Bethlehem Star. The relics of the Three Kings were aquired by the Bishop of Cologne in 1147, and the Cathedral was supposued to keep the relics. Another side medallion shows a Medieval cathedral builder refreshing himself with a fresh brew after work.
The Cologne Dome is one of the most famous and the largest church building in the world. Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 but was halted in 1473, unfinished. Work did not restart until the 1840s, and the edifice was completed to its original Medieval plan in 1880. The completion of the construction in 1880 was widely celebrated all over Germany.
Great pewter lid with the thumblift in the shape of a gnome holding a keg of beer.
The stein is in excellent condition with minor age-related wear.
Nice and impressive sculptural drinking vessel - it stands 8.5
" tall to the top of the thumblift, 9.5L capacity
Reference#:
Condition:
Excellent
Year:
1880
Country:
Germany
Height:
9.5 in
Materials:
Tan stoneware
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