Title

Beer Stein

Maker's Mark

Simon Peter Gerz I

Description

A German beer stein with three men in traditional Bavarian clothes drinking at a table in full color. The man on the viewer's left has his hand on the shoulder of a barmaid behind him also in traditional Bavarian clothing. In front of the handle is a scene of traditional Bavarian houses in the mountains surrounded by evergreen trees in brown and white. This scene is surrounded by a circular frame with two women, a crown, and scrollwork. It has an ornate pewter lid with oak leaves and other floral motifs.