Hunting cloths

“Zum Jagen tragen” (carry to the hunt) or “Durch die Lappen gehen lassen” (let slip through the cloth) – did you know that these sayings derive from hunting practices, and reveal much about 18th-century German history? Let us take you on a historical tour of the hunt in our series “What’s That For?” we’ll explore the meaning of these sayings using selected objects from our permanent exhibition.