Student Beer Stein of the Landsmannschaft Cheruscia Berlin, Friedrich Unger, c. 1920
Solid student faceted stein made of colorless glass with pewter mounting and finely painted porcelain lid insert. The central motif of the lid presents the polychrome full coat of arms of the Landsmannschaft Cheruscia Berlin. The quartered shield displays heraldically significant details: in the upper left field the fraternity colors, in the upper right field the "handshake of loyalty" (dextrarium iunctio), emerging from clouds, on a sky-blue ground. The lower left field depicts the Hermannsdenkmal (Hermann Monument) in Detmold on a green ground. In the lower right field are two crossed basket-hilt swords within a laurel wreath, accompanied by the founding date "12. 1. 1859". The coat of arms is surmounted in the center by an inescutcheon displaying the rampant Berlin Bear. Above the shield thrones a jousting helmet with green-silver and blue-silver mantling, crowned by a tri-colored crest of ostrich feathers in the colors Green-White-Blue. The depiction is framed by the mottoes "Cheruscia sei’s Panier!" above and "Virtuti semper corona!" (To virtue always the crown!) below. A plastically crafted eagle serves as the thumb lift. Inside the lid is the handwritten name "Friedrich Unger" with the Zirkel and the charge brackets "(xxx, xxx, x)". At the lower edge, the painting is signed "H. Zimmer, Berlin 24.". The glass body is faceted and features a calibration mark "0.4 l" on the upper rim. Good condition commensurate with age, small chips on the glass base. 17.3x8 cm (HxD)
The Landsmannschaft Cheruscia Berlin was founded on January 12, 1859, and carried the colors Green-Silver-Light Blue. The Berlin Bear in the inescutcheon clearly refers to the corporation's location, while the Hermann Monument is the canting symbol for the name Cheruscia. The notation after the name "(xxx, xxx, x)" identifies the owner Friedrich Unger as a high-ranking official who held all three charges (Senior, Consenior, and Secretary). The signature "H. Zimmer, Berlin 24" refers to a Berlin porcelain painting workshop.
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