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Mettlach Signed Antique Mettlach Beer Stein #2090 – Woman and the Tavern, 1902
The Signed Mettlach beer stein number 2090, designed by H. Schlitt and produced by Villeroy & Boch, is an antique pottery stein titled "Woman and a Tavern". It was made in 1902 and is signed by H. Schlitt. The stein is etched and has an inlaid lid, and has a capacity of 0.5 liters. The text on the stein reads: "Je schöner die Kneip, desto schlimmer für’s Weib; je schlimmer das Weib, um so schöner die Kneip." This translates to "The finer the Tavern, the worse for the wife; the worse the wife, the finer the Tavern."
Among the most well-known and highly regarded manufacturers from the "golden age" of German beer stein production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is the Villeroy & Boch factory at Mettlach. Located on the grounds of a former Benedictine abbey on the Saar river in southwest Germany, the factory was originally established in 1809 by Johann Franz Boch-Buschmann, who merged with competitor Nicholas Villeroy in 1836 to create the firm of Villeroy & Boch.
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