Porcelain
Transfer decorated with hand painted bands and accents.
Heavy, decorative lid. Closed 5 ring hinge with the thumb lift over the hinge.
From John McGregor’s article, Pewter Fittings Through the Ages:
By 1875 large fancy pewter lids and thumb lifts were being produced, most likely due to the price of tin falling. Thumb lifts have also been moved back over the hinge. C.1875 – 1895 was also a time of transition from the closed hinge to the open hinge.
Central decoration translation:
“The discovery of the Karlovy Vary springs by Emperor Charles IV”
Karlovy Vary (German name Karlsbad) is a spa town in the west Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia) had been part of German Bohemia until the end of WWI and the signing of the Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye in 1919. Karlovy Vary as a small spa settlement was founded most likely around 1349. According to legend, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, organized an expedition into the forests surrounding modern-day Karlovy Vary during a stay in Loket. It is said that his party discovered a hot spring by accident, and thanks to the water from the spring, Charles IV healed his injured leg. On the site of a spring, he established a spa mentioned as in dem warmen Bade bey dem Elbogen (in the warm bath by the elbow) in German, or Horké Lázn? u Lokte (Hot Spas at the Loket) in Czech. The location was subsequently named "Karlovy Vary" after the emperor. Charles IV granted the town privileges on 14 August 1370. The name Karlovy Vary means literally "Charles' Baths".
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| type | stein | material | porcelain |
| producer | mold | - | |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | 0.5L | ||
| design date | c.1875-early 1880's |
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