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Catalog No. 687
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 2.0L, pewter lid.
Text:
“Ein frischer Trunk mit Gerstensaft, ist’s was Menschen fröhlich macht.”
(A fresh drink with barley juice is what makes people happy.)
The procession’s destination in this case is the Krug zum grünen Kranze (Green Wreath Tavern, immortalized in a drinking song entitled “Brüderschaft” (Fraternity) written in 1821 by Wilhelm Müller and set to music by Carl Georg Peter Grädener.
The “§11” visible seen below the central image makes reference to the Bier-Comment (beer code) of Heidelberg University, which begins with paragraph 11. Paragraphs 1 through 10 are left blank and are generally presumed to be the Biblical ten commandments. Paragraph 11 of the Heidelberg code reads: “Es wird fortgesoffen,” which is often (if loosely) translated as “Keep on drinking.”
See also No. 624.
Price Ranges
Full-color: $100-$150
Ltd-color: $90-$125
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