Merkelbach Jugendstil/Art Nouveau Beer Stein/Pitcher #1982 by Joseph Hahn c. The artists who worked for R. Wynand, Carl Mehlem, Charlotte Krause, L. Niemeyer and other famous designers and art professors of Art Nouveau/Jugendstil era. Nice form design with ornate relief rosettes in style of Renaissance period stoneware vessels. The stein is made of gray pottery with cobalt-blue glaze. The design of the stein was attributed to Joseph Hahn. The pewter lid is a special Merkelbach lid – there were special types of lids and thumblifts used with Jugendstil stoneware. Excellent condition with no damage or repairs. The design was created in 1903, the stein was made around that time. The stein is very large and impressive – 11.5 tall to the top of the thumblift, 2L capacity. Height: 11.5 in. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Track Page Views With.