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Inscribed on the front of the tankard: Johann Grave* Elisabeth Berens 1707 and Wenn Lieb und Fried sich Küssen, wird unglück weichen müssen (When Love and Peace kiss, misfortune must give way). Johann Grave was a customs official in Riga.
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Title: Tankard
Maker:
Johann Georg Eben (recorded 1702–10, master 1703, died 1710)
Date: 1707
Culture: Livonian, Riga
Medium: Silver, parcel gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (23.5 × 23.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of Alfred Duane Pell, 1924
Object Number: 25.15.1
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