German Westwald Salt Glazed Stoneware Pottery Pewter Mounted Ale Tankard

DETAILS An antique Westerwald beer stein mug or pitcher of baluster form with cobalt brushed decoration. The hinged pewter lid with ownership initials: H.S.I. Westerwald pottery is a salt glazed, grey stoneware made in the Höhr-Grenzhausen and Ransbach-Baumbach area of Westerwaldkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. The decoration is traditionally cobalt blue. PLACE OF ORIGIN Germany | Europe MARKS Unmarked DATE 18th century DIMENSIONS Width 6 Depth 4.5 Height 9.5 inches CONDITION Note: chip (spout).