Stein
Object number2003.79.1
Date1900-1917
OriginGermany
MediumGlass; Pewter; Silver
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Brown
DescriptionColorless glass beer stein with glass handle and pewter lid.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 7.375 × 3.625 × 5.25 in. (18.7 × 9.2 × 13.3 cm)InscriptionsEngraved on top of lid: "Hammel's Cafe / German Restaurant / Pittsburgh, PA."
Hand-etched number on glass to the top proper right of the handle: "051"(?).
MarksUnder side of lid has inscribed text at center "MADE IN GERMANY".
Maker's mark on underside of stein.
Historical NotesThe donor's great aunt, Maria Ann Carey, worked as a live-in seamstress for and was a close friend to the Hammel family, owners of Hammel's Restaurant and Cafe in Jenkin's Arcade.Label TextMolded glass beer stein with engraved pewter lid and ceramic plates featuring rams’ heads from Hammel’s Restaurant and Café, a German restaurant once located in the Jenkin’s Arcade Building of downtown Pittsburgh. Hammel’s closed around 1917 because of the heightened anti-German sentiments brought about by World War I. The objects descended to donor Sarah Jane Brown through her aunt, Maria Ann Carey, who worked for the Hammel family as a live-in seamstress.
Related person
Maria Ann Carey
Related institution
Hammel's Restaurant and Café
On View
On view
c. 1910
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