Dense and Dark, Antique Memory Jug with Glass Stopper traditional German dress The cardboard flaps opening to

The cardboard flaps opening to either side detail the dyes used to produce each color

and an old fold line at upper left

Photos capture the coloration well

including I believe a ruled one--but there is no mark anywhere on this that I can find

Dense and Dark, Antique Memory Jug with Glass Stopper traditional German dress The cardboard flaps opening toA moody beauty of an antique memory jug, densely encrusted with all sorts of things, adding up to a really great surface and also a treasure hunt, and with glass stopper to boot. I don't often go for memory jugs, but I immediately jumped on this one. Lots of shells, nails and other hardware, part of a bone ruler, a porcelain doll head, a glass vial, all sorts of brass bits and bobs, buttons, and lots more. I especially like the miniature brass coffin