Circa 1830's blue salt glazed Westerwald beer stein/pitcher. 3 small chips on base. Wonderfully aged cobalt blue decorated display piece.
Westerwald Pottery or Stoneware is a distinctive type of salt glazed grey pottery from the Höhr-Grenzhausen and Ransbach-Baumbach area of Westerwaldkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz, known as Kannenbäckerland. Typically it is decorated with cobalt blue painted designs, though the collectable items are more multicoloured. There is a Keramik museum at Höhr-Grenzhausen that displays the construction techniques and the history of salt glaze.
Size: 9"H x 5"W x 7"D with handle Weight: 2.25 lbs
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