Printed and hand-decorated Haus Segen is a 3-heart form on wove paper. Unable to detect if outlines of the 3 hearts are printed and painted over with heavy paint or if this is free hand work or traced. Outline on large central heart is black; two small ones are red.
Text block in large heart begins "Haus= Segen" followed by 9 lines of a house blessing in German. Between title and text is a small tailpiece of angels. Below the text is another tailpiece of a robed woman holding a shield with an anchor and "IN GOD / WE HOPE". Below tailpiece is the imprint "Gedruckt und zu haben bei / Isaac Palm, / Brecknock Taunschip, / Lancaster Co. / 1860."
Each small heart has a printed stanza. Remaining paint decoration is uses very thick, dark paints of red, yellow and black to create the conventional printed motifs such as used by Ephrata printer Samuel Baumann (2004.742).. Decoration consists of flowers at top, birds at sides, running stags in lower corners and two large flowers at bottom center. Printed line border across very bottom.
Printed in Brecknock Twp. by Isaac Palm; Decorator unknown
Fraktur has been inexpertly trimmed all four sides. Minor foxing and light brown stains & soil. Three cellophane tape mends on tears at bottom have bled through, creating dark brown stains. Bottom is esp. ragged with losses at 4 main areas, most significantly the lower right corner and 4" to left of corner. Paper has moderate wrinkling. Some paint loss, particularly the large red & black bird above stag. Back has areas with tape and glue residue.
Rev. Fred Weised noted that it is worth it to restore this piece.
Object ID
2004.740
Notes
Appraised by Rev. Fred Weiser, 2 Sept 1988. This fraktur designated #40.
Isaac Palm is not listed by Klaus Stopp in his multi-volume set, The B&BCs of the German Americans.
Census of 1880 and 1900 show Isaac Z. Palm lived with his parents Daniel & Nancy in Brecknock Twp. his whole life with no occupation listed. Daniel Palm was listed as a blacksmith in 1880 and a mechanic in 1900.
Isaac's Death Certificate shows Isaac Z. Palm was born 31 Dec.1842 died 26 Aug 1906 and was buried Bowmansville Union Cemetery. He was 63 yrs. 7 mos. old at death and single. Informant John Z. Palm notes father was Daniel and mother was "Zerlee", apparently her maiden name.
Why did Isaac remain a dependent? If Isaac printed this 1860 fraktur, he would likely have been only 17 yrs. of age (not 18 until Dec. 31)..
