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Box 002

 Container

Contains 63 Results:

Series 1: Greeting Cards

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 01

Daß ich Dich zärtlich liebe

 Item — Box: 002, Folder: 001
Identifier: 001
Description

A poem printed on fabric, framed by a decorative artwork of paper cut-out.



Medium

Paper cut-out; paper, ink, and fabric.



Transcription

Text: "Daß ich Dich zärtlich liebe, / Sagt Dir mein Blick, mein Herz, / Sieh keine Stunde trübe, / Fühl nicht den kleinsten Schmerz ! / Das seeligste Geschicke / Begleite immer Dich / Und jedes wahre Glücke / Sey Dir so treu als ich."

Deine muetterliche Guete, January 1, 1790

 Item — Box: 002, Folder: 001
Identifier: 002
Description A poem printed on fabric, "chiseled" into a stone plate leaning against an antique pillar. On the plate stands a cupid, flying a kite with an arrow shot into a heart. Medium Engraved; paper, ink, fabric, and color Transcription Text in handwriting, upper left corner: "An die Frau Amtman Steinacker Wohlgeboh[illegible]"Text in illustration: "Deine muetterliche Guete / Reizt mein...

Lebe froh und heiter, January 1, 1815

 Item — Box: 002, Folder: 007
Identifier: 001
Description

A woman with a yellow bonnet, a white dress and a red cloth holding a basket with roses.



Medium

Engraved; paper, ink, and color



Transcription

Text in handwriting, verso: "Lebe froh und heiter ; / Jedes Lebens Glück / Sey stets dein Begleiter, / Kehre stets zurück. / d:[en] 1.sten Jan.[uar] 1815 / Charlotte Feige [?]"

Wenn mein Geist an Dero Güte denket, January 1, 1793

 Item — Box: 002, Folder: 003
Identifier: 002
Description A woman with a cornucopia lounging on a pedestal. Format A mechanical flap can be opened on the front of the pedestal, revealing the poem printed on fabric. Medium Engraved; paper, ink, color, and fabric Transcription Text behind the mechanical flap: "Wenn mein Geist an Dero Güte denket, / Hochgeschätzte Gönnerin ! dann senket / Sich des...