Featured Marked? Early Faience Beer Stein

Bought this at a second hand store and know it is very old and possibly a faience beer stein. Do you know the country, the maker's mark or the time period? Is it a faience beer stein? It is about 10 inches tall. Thank you.

 

Thank Davey, I wondered about that, since some others that looked very close to mine were listed as steins. Didn't know about decanting, thanks.

 

I don't know how strict the terminology is in the US, but the German word Stein refers to Steinzeug, stoneware.
As you said, this jug is faience, a type of pottery, so fired at a lower temperature than stoneware.
It is a charming folk piece, and an elegant shape.

 

Pewter flip-top lid and base would have been addressed later, probably to cover damage. So I agree originally jug, pitcher with additions.

 

Thank you any jewelry

 

Does anyone recognizes the mark? What country it is from maybe?

 

I dunno the mark or country it's from, but I used google lens on the label and got this: https://www.simonis-buunk.com/artwork/willem-bastiaan-tholen-painting-river-on-a-windy-day/24281/

It's a Dutch painting dated 1905 and the label is quite similar to the one on your jug. Might give an idea of age if not country.

 

Thank you so much Kentworld. That is great.

 

It does indeed give an idea of the age. Unfortunately not the country, the scene isn't Dutch.
My mother had some folk pottery with the same decoration in her collection, but unfortunately I can't remember where it was from.

The small crosses on the roofs of the houses are probably an indication of the origin, which I would guess is somewhere in Central Europe. Germany, Austria, Hungary, thereabouts.

 

Sorry I just look at the site you referred me to and I do not see a label.

Thank you AnyJewelry. Does Italy ring a bell for the place your mothers was from? I saw a couple of similar but not the same paintings on faience that were from Italy?

 

She had folk pottery from all over Europe, so it could be, but I can't say for sure.

Underneath the first photo of the painting are dots. Each dot is for another photo, if you click on dot #4 you'll see the label.

 

This is the label:

 

Thanks, AJ! I didn't think it was Dutch, but more likely German because of the crosses as you mentioned.

 

An indication of a Catholic country or region.
The south of the Netherlands is largely Catholic, but because for centuries public signs of Catholicism were banned, we don't traditionally have crosses on houses.

 

So much info you all know. Thank you.

 

Should have been “added later” not “addressed later” (thanks autocorrect)!

And should have said “I agree it was originally an uncovered jug or pitcher before those pewter additions”. I can’t blame anyone but myself for that cryptic comment!

Not sure you saw this earlier.