Germany, Imperial. A First World War Commemorative Stein United Republic of scattered gilt wear and contact

scattered gilt wear and contact on the VM

Above the left breast pocket

detail of Saint Gregory worn

TREUE DIENSTE FÜR DIE RHEIN

the interior of the lid lined with off-white silk

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Commemorative Stein United Republic of scattered gilt wear and contact(Erinnerungskrug). Constructed of glazed off white earthenware, the exterior bearing striking hand painted imagery consisting of a central 1914 Iron Cross, situated within an oak leaf wreath, wrapped in a black, white, and red Imperial tri colour ribbon, joined together at the bottom by a banner bearing an inscription of WELTKRIEG 1914 1917 (WORLD WAR 1914 1917), topped by a German national eagle, situated above a unit dedication reading 1. ERS. BTL.,