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Scrivener
L. Hubener
Decorator
L. Hubener
Accession Number
PAG2004.006
Creation Date
1820
Description
Pink and blue oval encircling text, with lidded chalice on book, red and green floral spray at top center.
Dimensions in Inches
3 3/4 x 4 5/8
Dimensions in Centimeters
10 x 12
Materials
Watercolor and ink on paper
Technique
Drawn, Hand lettered
Associated Places
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Category
Religious text
Motifs
floral, books, cups
Associated Names
L. Hubener, Mother Kohler, Luesa Koehler, M. Wray
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
German script
Language
German
Transcription
Heilige Wund in Jesus Seite/Funkle ihr ins herz hinnein/Mache Das sie auch noch heute/ Lehrt wie Thomas gläubig/Seyn/Von L Hübener an die Mutter Köhler.
Translation
Holy Wound in Jesus' side, spark you deeply into the heart, make that it [the wound] also still today teaches, like Thomas[,] be faithful. From L. Hübener to Mother Köhler.
Comment
The pietistic text on this piece addressing the holy wounds of Christ is indicative that it is Moravian, as the Moravians seem to have employed this image frequently in writing and prayer. The reference to “Mother Köhler” and the Luesa Koehler who signed this piece and two others are likely the same person.
Condition
Good
Published
Minardi, Lisa. Roots: Ursinus College and the Pennsylvania Germans (Trappe, Pa.: Historic Trappe, 2019). p. 95, fig. 3:69.
File Format
.jpeg
Type
image
Keywords
fraktur, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch, folk art, illuminated manuscript, religious text
Image Location
Rights Statement
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