Milk jug, M. T. Wetzlar, Germany, Munich, early 20th century
Description
Richly decorated milk jug made of silver (800).
Dimensions: 8x12x7 cm
Weight: 150 g
The Jewish Wetzlar family from Munich had a renowned silverware shop with an adjoining workshop, founded in 1875 and located on Maximilianstraße, the famously elegant promenade in Munich. In 1938, the family were forced to abandon the business due to the ethnic cleansing in Germany of all Jews throughout the Second World War. They emigrated to London, thereby escaping persecution but losing their livelihood.