Blown Milk Glass Beaker for Frankfurt turnfest, 1908, signed by Franz Ringer

Item Information

Title:
Blown Milk Glass Beaker for Frankfurt turnfest, 1908, signed by Franz Ringer
Description:
Stoneware 1/4 milk glass for the 1908 Frankfurt Turnfest signed by Franz Ringer, the designer for the 1908 Official Turnfest steins. Design is of a black bird with two red shields. One has the 4f symbol in it.
Creator:
Ringer, Franz
Contributor:
Schellenberg's Kaisermagazin
Date:
1908
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Glass
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Arthur and Madeline Slicer Turnvereine Stein Collection
Subjects:
4F
Gymnastics
Places:
Germany > Hesse > Frankfurt am Main
Extent:
Glass; 4.5 inches high, with lid - .25 liter
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll8/id/358
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Language:
German
Notes:
1/4 liter;
XI.Deutsches Turnfest 1908 Frankfurt a./M. Offizieller Becher
XI. German Gymnastics Festival 1908 Frankfurt a./M . Official Cup
Part of a set that includes 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 (previously numbered 54, 55, 56, 57, and 88.); Manufacturer's stamp is Schellenberg's Kaisermagazin in Frankfurt. Schellenberg's was--according to steinmarks.co.uk--the sole supplier of the official "Festkrug" to the 11th German Gymnastic's Festival held in 1908. – manufacturer
Art and Madeline Slicer Turnvereine Stein Collection
Identifier:
55
ms519-0031
0031