RAFFAELLESCO: Rooster of Fortune pitcher (1 Liter 34 Oz 1 Qt)

Every rooster pitcher is accompanied by a card with the Rooster of Fortune legend. The €œRooster of Fortune €� mythLegend has it that  Giuliano dei Medici (1516)  was saved from an attempted assassination when he was  awakened by the crowing  of local roosters.Since that time, the Rooster image has been used to convey good wishes for blessings, prosperity, and well-being. More about the Legend of the Rooster Pitcher...  The origin of Rooster Pitchers dates back to the early Renaissance period in the Republic of Florence.The leading family in the republic at the time was the Medici Family.Its patriarch was the famous Lorenzo the Magnificent, whose younger brother was Giuliano.They were the wealthiest and most powerful family in the republic. Their only serious rival for power was the Pazzi Family, which was trying to wrest this power using the normal methods of the time: assassination.The Medici Family's wealth was partially based upon their large land holdings,  which their peasants