Item Info

Scripts/Text: German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 1002
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Mein herzliebes Jesulein \ Mach dir ein rein sanft \ Bettelein \ Zu ruhen in meins Herzens \ Schrein, \ Dass ich nimmer vergesse \ Dein.

Translation:

My dearest little Jesus, make yourself a little bed, soft, undefiled, to rest within my heart, that I may never forgot you.

Category: Christmas Greeting (Weihnachtsgruss)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in German script is within an oval frame comprised of a green wreath and four small red flowers in the center of the document. The text is stanza 13 of the popular Christmas hymn “Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (From Heaven Above to Earth I come) which was written by Martin Luther in 1534. Christmas greetings such as this example are thought to be Moravian in origin.

Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Northampton]
City/Town/Township:[Bethlehem]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 616
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener