Name/Title
PictureEntry/Object ID
1984.37Description
Framed fraktur, "A Revealing Contradiction or the Difference Between Divine Grace and Human Nature"; The fruit tree of bad traits of character is on the left, about to be devoured by the jaws of hell. The fruit tree of good traits of character is on the right, nurtured by than angel of paradise. Inscription, "Eine sinnreiche Widersprechung oder Untershied der Beschaffenheit von der Gnade und Natur." Written on bottom, "Gertraut Jackel 1847"Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolor on paperMade/Created
Artist
Gertraut Jackel (Gertrude Yeakle)Dimensions
Height
16-5/8 inWidth
12 inProvenance
Notes
Label on back of frame read as follows, "This chart or family tree was done by Gertrude Yeakle aged 17 years - 1847- Presented by Miss Ida Bates Groff of Norristown, a descendant of the Yeakle family early settlers of Germantown and Chestnut Hill."