Faience, cloister blue glaze. So-called bird decor in manganese violet sgraffito painting with scattered flowers, four-point pattern, and stylized small rosettes. The braided bun with central ridge, divided base, and herringbone decor. Lip rim and handle with German initials of the glaze. Original gilded silver mounting. Designed, tremolo stroke, inspection marks, by Master Johann Holzmann (Master since 1695). Height 24.5 cm. Compare with catalog Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Vol. I, Part 1, No. 385, BZ 32. A Nuremberg faience tankard with original gilt silver mounting and lid by Johann Holzmann (master since 1695). Test, assay, and master's mark. Minor chips to the rim and handle. Nuremberg. 1712-1715.
