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Accession Number
PAG2002.0139
Date Range
1800-1810
Description
Fragment of the top-right corner of a Vorschrift with a red and blue compass decoration in upper right corner and red lettering with blue highlights.
Dimensions in Inches
4 x 6 3/8
Dimensions in Centimeters
10 x 16
Materials
Watercolor and ink on laid paper
Technique
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered
Category
Writing exercise document (Vorschrift)
Motifs
stars
Rights
Please contact the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College for permissions which fall outside of educational fair use.
Source
Ursinus College Library Special Collections and the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art
Provenance
Pennsylvania Folklife Society
Script/Text
Fraktur lettering, German script
Language
German
Transcription
Jesu ist ein Licht/[ ]zen, und wer demselben [ ]ngen, die arme Seel wird leiden Noth/[ ] sich nicht helfen lassen. Das Leben/
Translation
Jesus is a light...and who to the same. [ ], the poor soul will suffer need. [ ] not let yourself be helped. The life...
Condition
Good
File Format
.jpeg
Type
image
Keywords
fraktur, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch, folk art, illuminated manuscript, writing exercise
Image Location
Rights Statement
No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
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