Church in Winter Card

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Church in Winter Card

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.162

Description

The foreground of this black and white plate depicts a snowy forest, beyond which we can see a church and other city buildings rise in the background.

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Title

Location

lower left below plate

Transcription

Mus[illegible]gnwinter[?]

Language

German

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Signature

Location

lower left below plate

Transcription

Pall[illegible]s[?]

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

upper left recto

Transcription

350 2-

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

7-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Plate

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries