Vintage Jug Silberdistel ‘Red’

Around 1970, this jug was manufactured in Germany at the Silberdistel factory. The jug consists of different colors: red and on the rim and on the ear, a silver color.

Interior advice
This jug fits both a classic and a modern interior. For example, you can place it on a TV cabinet, (side) table, windowsill or in a bookcase. You can also place (silk or dry) flowers in it.

About West Germany (Silberdistel)
A West Germany vase/jar is (almost) always made in Germany. Under the name West Germany, there are about thirty different brands such as Scheurich, Bay, Jasba, Carstens and Dümler&Breiden. In the 1950s through the 1970s, these brands were incredibly popular. Many vases were therefore produced during this period. A West Germany vase can be recognized by its “bouncy” appearance with a professionally applied glaze.
In 1947, the company Silberdistel Keramik was founded by Johann de Grete Breute and was located in Nordrein-Westphalia, Gevelsberg. White clay was used to manufacture the vases. Objects manufactured in the early period, in the 1950s and 1960s, were marked on the bottom with “Germany” or “W Germany.