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Abermal ein Ta (g) verflossen.." and 1
1750–1800
Medium/Technique
Pen, brown ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.5 x 30.2 cm (7 11/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number56.771
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1359 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- fraktur. writing samplers Capital letter "A" at left, enclosing German verses: Herr/ meinen Geist,/ befehl ich dir... decorated with leaves and tulips; "The spacious firmament on high" (eight lines)written below. Three stanzas right, the first four lines in Gothic lettering the remainder in German script; alphabet in capitals at bottom. Border on three sides.
ProvenanceNadelman (Northampton County, PA); to Maxim Karolik (1893-1963, Newport); by whom given to MFA October 11, 1956