Decorated Stove Plates of the Pennsylvania Germans

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Therefore it is rude. But it is ancient, and like the ballad song of Strasburg, or the story of the Juniper tree, it is as purely as possible Teutonic, and pertains to that fountain head of unconscious popular suggestion from which artists like Wagner declare they have sought inspiration. Near a' column adorned with curtain and tassels we see Potiphar's wife leaping from her couch to seize the fleeing Joseph. We recognize the figure of Christ standing amidst the water vessels of Cana, or Eve plucking for Adam the for bidden apple.