156 - Beer Stein of the Schwarzburgbund Fraternity Sedinia Greifswald, Glass, Porcelain Lid, Eagle, 1892

Beer Stein of the Schwarzburgbund Fraternity Sedinia Greifswald, Glass, Porcelain Lid, Eagle, 1892 Glass, pewter, porcelain, beer stein of faceted glass with pewter mount and lid insert of polychrome-decorated porcelain, in the centre the full coat of arms of the Schwarzburgbund fraternity Sedinia Greifswald with peaked helmet, red-gold-green mantling and three-coloured crest of ostrich feathers, flanked by two standards, the quartered shield shows the Prussian eagle top left, bundled arrows on a green ground top right, a bird of prey rising towards the sun bottom left and a red griffin bottom right, in the centre an inescutcheon in the colours green-gold-red, below the shield two crossed bell-guard Glockenschläger with the motto “Ich wag’s, Gott walt’s”, beneath it the foundation date “24. VII. 1884”, sculpted eagle as thumb rest, capacity 0.4 l, pewter lid marked inside “90/10”, inside on the porcelain panel a handwritten dedication “Chr. Ostermann / s. l. Lbfx / H. Solbrich / z. fr. Erg. / Gryps. S. S. 1892”, good condition commensurate with age with traces of use, pewter mount at the handle slightly loosened, chips to the glass base, D. 9 cm, H. 17 cm Sedinia was founded in 1884 at the University of Greifswald as a Christian, non-fencing fraternity, named after the Pomeranian provincial capital Stettin, and bears the colours red-gold-green; until its forced dissolution in 1936 it belonged to the Schwarzburgbund without interruption. It is one of the four founding fraternities of the Schwarzburgbund, which was established in 1887 in Schwarzburg in Thuringia. The league emerged from the Viererbund (league of four) concluded in 1885, which besides Sedinia Greifswald comprised Uttenruthia Erlangen, Tuiskonia Halle and Nordalbingia Leipzig. As a Christian-oriented, non-fencing association, the Schwarzburgbund does not require a particular denomination, but does require orientation towards Christian ethics. In the Leibverhältnis an older Bursch, as Leibbursch, takes on the role of a mentor and advises his Leibfuchs in fraternity matters. In the dedication “s. l. Lbfx.” stands for “seinem lieben Leibfuchs” (to his dear Leibfuchs), “z. fr. Erg.” for “zur freundlichen Erinnerung” (in friendly remembrance) and “S. S.” for the summer semester.