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Description:
A central panel contains a scene of paying tithes to the Governor. Six men of varying ages
carrying agricultural produce and livestock including cheese wheels, a milk bucket, a goat, and a basket containing ducks. They present them to a standing man on the right, wearing a ruffled collar and a tall black hat. He carries a sword at his waist and behind him is a man wearing a similar top hat and a soldier carrying a halberd. The landscape behind the scene consists of steep hills with houses at their summits. In the center, further in the distance, a building appears to be on fire. An inscription panel is at the top, and at the bottom three heraldic shields with the inscriptions of their owners.

Inscriptions:
Die Landtlüt brachtern des gut Jar/ Der Vogt sur Kilch gieng acht kein gfar/ Namend die
Schlösser in Zuhand/ Schickten die vögt hin aus dem Land
The farmers brought the New Year’s tithes
the governor went to the church unaware of the danger
they conquered the castles
and expelled the governor from the country
below) Hans Rudolff von Ler/ Hans Steiner/ Hans Christoffel Bӱgel
Hans Rudolf von Laehr, Hans Steiner, Hans Christof Bӱgel

(The description and translation are provided by Dr. Virginia Chieffo Raguin)

Tags:
animals; narrative; symbolism; columns; conflicts; fires; goats; landscapes; men; weapons; houses; violence

Subjects:
Men; Narrative art; Animals; Architecture, Domestic; Columns; Fires; Landscapes; Symbolism; Violence; Weapons; Enamel and enameling

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