V&B Mettlach Sprigged Stoneware & Pewter Stein, ca. 1880

Villeroy & Boch Mettlach pewter & stoneware stein with sprigged decoration. Inscription reads: "Der reben und der gerstensaft / verleiht dem menschen mulh u.kraft" ("The vines and the barley juice / give people energy and strength").