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Germany
second half of the 18th century
Faience, tin
height 26 cm
A tankard (so-called Masskrug - jug for a single measure of beer) with a lid, painted in multicoloured flower and stylised geometric ornaments. The tankard has a cylindrical shape with a ball-shaped thumbpiece on a tin lid and a figure of the Mother of God with Child and an illegible inscription. The bottom of the tankard was encased with tin (the encasing is missing).
The tankard was formerly the property of the family of J. Jelacic at Novi Dvori near Zapresic. Bought in 1993 from Jagoda Saric.
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