Haus-segen : [Pennsylvania Dutch house-blessing]

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Ritter, John, 1779-1851, printer.

Language:

Germanic (Other)

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania Dutch--Social life and customs--19th century.

Pennsylvania Dutch.

House blessings--Pennsylvania--Reading--19th century.

House blessings.

Decorative arts, Pennsylvania Dutch--Reading--19th century.

Decorative arts, Pennsylvania Dutch.

Folk art, Pennsylvania Dutch--Reading--19th century.

Folk art, Pennsylvania Dutch.

Printing--Pennsylvania--Pennsylvania Dutch Country--19th century--Specimens.

Printing.

Broadsides--Pennsylvania--Pennsylvania Dutch Country--19th century--Specimens.

Broadsides.

Genre:

woodcuts (prints)

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 broadside : illustrated ; 41 x 33 cm

Place of Publication:

Reading : gedruckt und zu haben ben Johann Ritter und Comp., [1820s?]

Language Note:

Fraktur.

Summary:

Item is a letterpress broadside with hand-colored woodcut decorations surrounding text. Topic matter: poetic house-blessing asking for God's blessing on the individual in addition to the home. Blessing reflects Pennsylvania Dutch spirituality amidst their life in rural surroundings.

Notes:

Title, in part, supplied by cataloger.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy has some small holes at top and bottom of broadside with no loss of text.

OCLC:

1243074224