Item No: frk01092

Title:
Christmas Greeting (Weihnachtsgruss)

Category:
Christmas Greeting (Weihnachtsgruss)

Creators:
Decorator: Anonymous
Scrivener: Anonymous

Creation Place:
State/Province: [Pennsylvania]
Note: Based on design characteristics

Creation Date: ca. 1800

Physical Description: Leaf

Dimensions: 8.4 cm x 9.7 cm

Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink

Media Type: Manuscripts

Language: German

Scripts/Text: German script

Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text is in the center of the document. It is surrounded by a circular border that is entwined by a leafy vine. The content of the text and its Christmas-inspired message suggests this fraktur is of Moravian origin. The text is stanza 7 from Paul Gerhardt's Christmas hymn Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen (All my heart this night rejoices), which he wrote in 1653.

Transcription:

Nun, Er \ liegt in seiner Kripen, Ruft zu sich mich u dich, \ Spricht mit süßen Lippen, \ Lasset fahrn, o liebe Brüder \ Was euch Quält, was euch \ fehlt. \ Ich bring alles \ wieder.

Translation:

Now, he lies in his manger, calls to himself me and you, speaks with sweet lips: let go, o dear brothers, what tortures you, what you are lacking. I will bring everything back.

Weiser Number: 1003

Subjects:

• Christmas
• Hymns
• Vines

Source:
Rare Book Department