Black-and-white lithograph of the exterior of the synagogue in Kippenheim printed on a contract for purchasing synagogue seats, dating from the first decade of the synagogue in the 1850s. Lithograph by E. Kaufman.
Hand-colored steel engraving of the exterior of the synagogue in Kassel. Engraving by Georg Michael Kurz after a drawing by Ludwig Rohbock. Published Darmstadt: G.G. Lange.
The pamphlet contains the Public Proceedings Relating to Calvary Church. The appendix contains the reports of the sub-committees and the written replies from those interrogated. The discourse stresses the role of paternalism in the treatment and teaching of the gospel to enslaved peoples. Many of the questions included in the interrogation refers to the modes employed when 'communicating religious instruction' to enslaved peoples. Originally bound in v. 22 of the Thomas Smith Grimke pamphlet collection.
This sermon, preached in several of the Protestant Episcopal Churches in Charleston, in November and December 1849, was authored by Paul Trapier, Minister of Calvary Church. The speech charges the members of the congregation with living a life of mission in sharing the gospel with those enslaved to their care.
The quilt depicts the Tree of Life pattern in chintz applique on white cotton. At the base of the tree are appliqued scenes portraying pagodas, a male figure blowing a horn, another male figure chopping wood, and a lady carrying a basket of fruit. Peacocks and other birds of varying sizes are perched on the branches. Floral motifs and butterflies are throughout the quilt. The quilt is bordered with roses, forget-me-nots, buds, and leaves mitered at the corners. The whole quilt is bound by twill tape. The quilting inside the border is of interlocking 1 1/2" circles, while the quilting on the border is diagonal straight lines about 3/4" apart. The backing is made of three strips. The front fabric behind the applique is composed of two 30" strips and one 18 1/4" strip. Includes detail Objects of Tree of Life and border.
Black-and-white steel engraving of the interior of the Old New Synagogue in Prague. Engraving after an original by Wilhelm Kandler. Published Prague: I. L. Kober.
Black-and-white steel engraving of the exterior of the synagogue in Kassel. Engraving by Georg Michael Kurz after a drawing by Ludwig Rohbock. Published Darmstadt: G.G. Lange.
Black-and-white steel engraving of landmarks in Mannheim, including the Hauptsynagoge (Main Synagogue). Engraving by C. Rorich & Sohn. Published Zurich: Verlag v. J. H. Locher.
