155 - Wine Decanter of the Corps Pomerania Greifswald, Enamel Arms, Rosette Prunts, Christmas Kneipe 1890

Wine Decanter of the Corps Pomerania Greifswald, Enamel Arms, Rosette Prunts, Christmas Kneipe 1890 Greenish tinted glass, enamel painting, wine decanter with handle and spout on a round foot, tall curved neck, decorated with several applied rosette prunts in relief, on the body the polychrome enamelled full coat of arms of the student fraternity Pomerania Greifswald, helmet with crown and blue-white-blue plume, in the quartered shield among others a red griffin, circle (Zirkel) with the date “XII VI 1829”, crossed duelling sabres (Schläger) in a laurel wreath with the initials “G N V”, mottoes horizontally “Pomerania sei's Panier!”, vertically “Unsern Bund trennt nur der Tod!”, on the opposite side the inscription “Weihnachtskneipe 1890”, matching stopper with white enamel dots, well preserved commensurate with age with light traces of use, D. approx. 8 cm, H. 30 cm (with stopper). 360-degree photo available on our website. The Corps Pomerania Greifswald was founded on 5 November 1810 as the first corporation of the University of Greifswald and reconstituted on 12 June 1829 with the old colours and the old motto; the inscription in the circle (Zirkel) refers to this date. The colours of the Corps are ether blue-silver-ether blue, the cap is ether blue, the motto is “Ubi patria, ibi bene!”. The initials in the sabre field of the coat of arms stand for the weapon motto “gladius noster vindex”. Pomerania belongs to the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband (KSCV) and was its presiding Vorort corps three times. The Kneipe is a traditional student celebration, as was and is customary above all among student fraternities; at fencing fraternities it is divided into an official and an unofficial part.