988 - Narrow-necked jug bearing the combined coat of arms of the Nuremberg patrician families Harsdörffer von Fischbach and Löffelholz von Colberg — Frankfurt and Nuremberg, dated 1685 — Above a round, flared base, the ovoid body features diagonal melon ribs, a long neck, and a small spout; it has a tapering loop handle; on the front, the alliance coat of arms painted in black enamel and framed by a laurel wreath, crowned with the crest of the Nuremberg patrician family Harsdörffer; below it, a scroll bearing the couple’s initials and the year, “G.J.H.V.F 1685 S.J.L.V.C.” Faience (Frankfurt) with a light beige body, glazed in a light cream color and monochromatically painted with black enamel (Nuremberg); original pewter lid with a shell-shaped knob. H. 30.5 cm. - Slight craquelure, small areas of glaze chipping, and the black enamel painting is slightly worn. - The coat of arms, the initials, and the year 1685 refer to the wedding of Georg Jakob Harsdörffer von Fischbach to Susanna Juliana Löffelholz von Colberg.