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“Good Luck” / Best Wishes for Couple Antique Motto Print
This is a very unique motto print, attributed to Buzza, and titled, "Good Luck". The picture depicts a couple in a care traveling with lots of luggage. The small signs on the luggage read, "Hotel", "Plaza", & "Inn". A policeman appears to be giving them directions while holding a lucky horseshoe behind his back. The ornament on the hood of their vehicle is a cupid with a bow and arrow. Nice detail. Shimmery gold highlights throughout. Below the short but sweet motto reads, "Copyright 1925, From the Writings of J.P. McEvoy". On the right side of the words - ‘Good Luck’ - is the artist’s signature, but cannot make it out. Original, decorative wood frame painted green with gold highlights. Original glass and old metal hanger. New paper backing. This piece is in excellent original condition. It would make a perfect newlywed gift.
Circa: 1925
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height – 6 ½” Width – 4 ½”
Manufacturer: J.P. McEvoy
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“Through the Lane O’ my Heart” Best Wishes with Love, Motto Antique Print
This is a beautiful floral antique motto print titled, "Through the Lane O’ my Heart". The motto expresses ‘best wishes’ with love. The scenery with the dogwood trees and flowers creates a peaceful, serene feeling. Delicate flowers are interwoven throughout the motto. The bright pastel colors of green, yellow, and pink shimmer with silver highlights throughout. The lettering is fancy. The bottom left hand corner is signed by the artist, "Lyman Powell". The original dark blue painted wood frame has a neat crisscross design. Original glass and old metal hanger. The original paper backing is still intact, but has a slight tear. Overall, this piece is in excellent original condition.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height – 10 ¾” Width – 7 ¾”
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“The Nurse” Special & Unique Antique Motto Print
This is a very inspirational and hard to find antique motto titled, "The Nurse". This motto expresses the deep compassion felt by dedicated nurses. I don’t know who originally wrote this poem, but the words in this motto perfectly depict a nurse’s life. A unique trellis of white flowers and yellow bows frame the motto. The fancy lettering is partially shaded with a nice rose color throughout the words. The bottom of print reads, "Copyright House of Art, N.Y., No. 263". Original, decorative, gold-painted wood frame. Old glass. New metal hanger. The original paper backing is mostly intact with some tearing. Overall, this piece is in excellent original condition.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height – 10 ¾” Width – 7 ½”
Manufacturer: House of Art, N.Y.
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“If” For Boys, Son - Rare Masculine Buzza Motto Antique Print, Castles Knights Prince / Poet: Rudyard Kipling / Lee Mero
This Is Not your typical "IF" motto. This IS a rare, very elaborate, masculine Buzza motto print titled, "IF" by famous poet, Rudyard Kipling. The words of this "IF" motto are written for a man and son, which is very rare to see. It’s much more common to see the "IF" motto for Girls, rather than Boys, let alone the "IF" motto for a Young Man and Son. The lettering is fancy, yet easy to read and remains bold. Under the motto, but above the illustrations, is the publisher, manufacturer, and the date. It reads, "Copyright 1910, by Rudyard Kipling; Doubleday, Page, & Company, Publishers; All Rights Reserved; Distributed by the Buzza Co., Minneapolis". Not only is the sentiment itself beautiful, but the extensive and elaborate illustrations framing this motto are enchanting and quite fascinating. This masculine, magical, and Mid-Evil-type scene is full of many nice details throughout, much of which are highlighted with an attractive gold shimmer. The fantastic scene features a large, white castle, a prince, and armored knights on horseback trotting through lush greenery, nearing a bridge with more castles in the distance. All of the illustrations are done by the famous, well-known, listed artist, Lee Mero (1885-1977). Incorporated within the greenery, at the very bottom of the print, is his signature. This print is one of Lee Mero’s earliest pieces he did. This print is in excellent original condition, except for a very small piece of the print that is missing in the top left corner. (see photo) This does not detract from the beauty of this piece, nor does it catch your eye, especially with a dark wall background against it or brown paper taped behind it. The decorative, gold-painted molded wood frame is original and very complimentary with its burgundy and green trim colors. Original glass. As for the fogginess that you see in the photos, it is on the underside of the glass and not on the print. It can easily be cleaned off, but I did not attempt to take the backing apart to do so. I can only imagine how absolutely gorgeous this piece would look once the glass was thoroughly cleaned on the inside. The nice, original paper backing is partially torn around the edges, but mostly intact. Original Buzza cloverleaf metal hanger. Circa 1910.
*** I’ve included some interesting information, below, about the famous well-known listed artist / illustrator, LEE MERO:
"There is one man in Minneapolis who has to think in terms of Christmas all year round. Such a man was Lee Mero, a successful commercial artist and illustrator of Christmas greeting cards, who frequently visited Morrison County and became well known in the Little Falls area. Born May 30, 1885, in Ortonville, MN, Lee V. Mero was a younger brother of Dr. Frank H. Mero, a prominent Little Falls dentist around the turn of the century. The Little Falls Daily Transcript followed the accomplishments and exploits of Lee Mero, and through those newspaper articles the story of a talented artist unfolds.
Lee Mero studied art and illustration at the Minneapolis School of Art and later at the Chase School of Art in New York City - both schools which famous Little Falls artist George W. Harting also attended. During the summer of 1908, Lee worked as purser on the steamboat Hopkins on Lake Minnetonka, and made headlines when he saved the life of a seven year old girl who fell overboard and rescued by Mero in a feat of bravery - considering Lee could not swim! His artistic talents also made news as the Transcript in December 1910 reported that large lithographic reproductions of his drawings were on sale locally and were "attracting considerable attention." Quoting from the Minneapolis Tribune, the Transcript in March 1913 carried a lengthy article regarding an exhibition of the Attic Club, a show which included two controversial works by Lee Mero. Done in the Cubist style, his A Gentleman Eating Noodle Soup led the Tribune to muse, "It is expected that this painting will create a furor," when exhibited along with his other painting, The Loss of the 29,000 Hairpins. Furor or not, the Tribune in August 1913 admired Mero as "the artist who painted the Minneapolis scenes reproduced in the charming booklet issued by the Civic and Commerce association for the use of visitors."
In February 1917, Mero spent a month in New York City and made the headlines again when he was arrested for drawing the Brooklyn Bridge! The Transcript, again quoting the Tribune, had a field day explaining how this "prominent member of the Minneapolis art circle" and "respected and admired member of the Attic Club" had so innocently set out to draw the Brooklyn Bridge only to be arrested as a spy. The arresting officer applied the cuffs to innocent Lee, who was unaware that such an act was any violation during the height of World War One. Soon released by a police captain with a stern warning, Mero stayed in New York City long enough to attend a reunion of 21 alumni of the Minneapolis School of Art who resided in the Gotham area and gathered at the famous studio loft of George W. Harting. The following year, Lee won both first and third prizes at the 1918 Minnesota State Fair art exhibit.
Married to Kathryn Rice of Fargo in 1920, Lee briefly moved to Chicago, working for the Chas. D. Frey Advertising Co. where he designed ads for Coca-Cola. Returning to Minneapolis, he became head of the art department of the George Buzza Company (later Buzza-Cardoza Co.), working on poem cards and posters. Around this time he began to concentrate on Christmas greeting cards, and the Transcript via the Tribune reported in December 1921 that Mero labored to create Christmas cards year around: "He sits in his office all his working hours, planning ways to say 'Merry Christmas' in new ways that still have the charm of the old." Neither spring, summer or fall were "allowed to come between him and his all-year Christmas meditations." His cards were noted for their human quality, and his hobby was stated as photographing "crowds at a fire where everyone is straining to see the spectacle; it is from these photographed figures that he gets his inspirations for his Christmas card people. Besides Christmas scenes, Mero painted figures, human activity, and Westerns, including Indian and Native American pictures. He also illustrated a number of book and was a regular contributor to the magazine, ‘Christmas Annuals’ from approx. 1938 to 1980.
Becoming a highly successful creator of Christmas cards, led Mero to work as a freelance artist in 1937, and he was a longtime contributor to the Augsburg Publishing House's famous annual Christmas publication. Lee continued to find success freelancing in design, decorative illustration, creating mottos and greeting cards, until his retirement around 1971. Lee Mero passed away in 1977 at the age of 92, but his art work laden with Christmas themes are timeless in the joy they bring to us all - as if to say - ‘And to all a Merry Christmas!’"
- This above Article was Written By: Bruce Mellor, Copyright 1993
- This above Article is Credited to: The Morrison County Historical Society, MorrisonCountyHistory.org
*** I’ve also included some interesting information, below, about the famous poet, RUDYARD KIPLING:
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English author and poet. Born in Mumbai (then Bombay, British India), he is best known for his works The Jungle Book (1894) and Just So Stories (1902), his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), If— (1910); and his many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author Henry James famously said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English language writer to receive the prize, and he remains its youngest-ever recipient. Among other honors, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he declined.
The Peak of his Career: The first decade of the 20th century saw Kipling at the height of his popularity. In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The prize citation said: "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author." Nobel prizes had been established in 1901 and Kipling was the first English language recipient. At the award ceremony in Stockholm on 10 December 1907, the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, C.D. af Wirsén, praised both Kipling and three centuries of English literature:
The Swedish Academy, in awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature this year to Rudyard Kipling, desires to pay a tribute of homage to the literature of England, so rich in manifold glories, and to the greatest genius in the realm of narrative that that country has produced in our times.
"Book-ending" this achievement was the publication of two connected poetry and story collections: 1906's Puck of Pook's Hill and 1910's Rewards and Fairies. The latter contained the poem "If—". In a 1995 BBC opinion poll, it was voted Britain's favorite poem. This exhortation to self-control and stoicism is arguably Kipling's most famous poem.
Kipling sympathized with the anti-Home Rule stance of Irish Unionists. He was friends with Edward Carson, the Dublin-born leader of Ulster Unionism, who raised the Ulster Volunteers to oppose "Rome Rule" in Ireland. Kipling wrote the poem "Ulster" in 1912 (?) reflecting this. The poem reflects on Ulster Day (28 September 1912) when half a million people signed the Ulster Covenant.
- The above article is cited from: Wikipedia.org
In short, Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
Born in Bombay, British India, on December 30th 1865, Rudyard Kipling was the first born child of John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Kipling, who had settled in India earlier that year.
His father was a professor of architectural sculpture; on his mother’s side there was a brace of distinguished Aunts and Uncles for the boy. One Aunt was the mother of Stanley Baldwin, future Prime Minister; another was married to Sir Edward Burne-Jones, the distinguished Pre-Raphaelite Painter. Kipling’s parents considered themselves ‘Anglo-Indians’, and so too would their son, though he in fact spent the bulk of his life elsewhere. Complex issues of identity and national allegiance would become prominent features in his fiction.
- The short article, above, is cited from: ThePotteries.org
*** I’ve also included further information about THE POEM, "IF":
"If" is a poem written in 1895 by Rudyard Kipling and first published in the Brother Square Toes chapter of Rewards and Fairies, Kipling's 1910 collection of short stories and poems. Like William Ernest Henley's Invictus, it is a memorable evocation of Victorian stoicism and the "stiff upper lip" that popular culture has made into a traditional British virtue. Its status is confirmed both by the number of parodies it has inspired, and by the widespread popularity it still draws amongst Britons (it was voted Britain's favorite poem in a 1995 BBC opinion poll).
According to Kipling in his autobiography Something of Myself, posthumously published in 1937, the poem was inspired by Dr Leander Starr Jameson, who in 1895 led a raid by British forces against the Boers in South Africa, subsequently called the Jameson Raid.[1] This defeat increased the tensions that ultimately led to the Second Boer War. The British press, however, portrayed Jameson as a hero in the middle of the disaster, and the actual defeat as a British victory.
- The above article is cited from Wikipedia.org
Circa: 1910
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 10 ¾” Width - 7 ¾”
Manufacturer: Published By: Doubleday, Page, & Company / Distributed By: The Buzza Company, Minneapolis
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Antique Buzza Friendship Motto Print “To A Friend” / Poet: Edgar A. Guest
This is a dainty little antique friendship motto print, produced and manufactured by the Buzza Company. This motto is titled, "To A Friend". The charming scene features a sidewalk view of friends and neighbors chatting with each other, on the outskirts of a village, along a bridge. This picture is beautifully highlighted with soft, subtle touches of pink, green, and cream colors. Lovely sentiment by famous poet, Edward A. Guest. Original gold-painted molded wood frame. Original glass and original metal hanger. The original paper backing is fully intact and retains the original Buzza label. The print is in excellent original condition, except for the smallest, slightest, and lightest smudging around the left and top edge of print. The frame is also in excellent original condition with slight, age-appropriate wear to the gold finish. Circa 1920’s.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 7 ½” Width - 6 ½”
Manufacturer: The Buzza Company, Craftacres MPLS, U.S.A.
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Rare Embroidery Motto w/ Bluebirds of Happiness on Silk “If At First You Don’t Succeed Try, Try Again”
This is a charming and inspirational, hand-done embroidery on silk with the famous motto, "If At First You Don’t Succeed Try, Try Again". Pretty yellow flowers with their green stems and leaves beautifully border the sentiment, along with four bluebirds of happiness, bring this pieces extra good luck! The colors remain bright, vibrant, and cheerful and the words are easy to read. The embroidery itself is perfect. There is no thread loss, loose threading, or stains. The entire silk linen motto is in excellent original condition. The original, black-painted molded wood frame is also in excellent condition. Hidden under the top of the frame is the original stamp on the silk that reads, "No. 618, PICTURE, J.B.K. Co., 5-35, SIZE 9x12, VI". Original glass and old string hanger. Circa 1935.
Circa: 1935
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 10 ¼” Width - 8 ½”
Manufacturer: J.B.K. Co.
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“Your Baby Boy” Antique Motto Print
This is a wonderful and charming antique motto print titled, "Your Baby Boy". A cut-out diamond design frames a printed picture of a young little boy sleeping in bed with his favorite teddy bear. Delicate pink flowers frame his picture. The sentiment is sweet and reflects upon the overwhelming joy of bringing a baby boy into this world. This print would be the perfect gift for a little boy’s nursery or a mother who's either expecting or celebrating the birth of her new baby boy son. The background of this print has a light zigzag design, adding a special touch. Original gold-painted decorative molded wood frame with extremely minor age-appropriate wear. Original glass and old wire hanger. Original paper backing. This piece is in excellent original condition. Circa 1920’s.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 8 ¾” Width - 6 ¾”
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Charming Floral Antique Mother Motto Print
This is an attractive antique Mother motto print. The sentiment is sweet, short, and very endearing. The title of this motto is, "Mother". Above the motto is a floral picture print featuring a colorful and delightful potted arrangement of pink and purple flowers, possibly Geraniums. Around the inner circular matting is a delicate and complimentary purple border. The floral picture print and matting/motto are separate from each other, but are original as one complete piece. Adding another special touch to this motto is the finely-ribbed, two-tone, diagonal lines throughout the background. Also, the words of the sentiment are fancy, yet easy to read. Both the matting/motto and print are in excellent original condition. Original, gold painted molded wood frame. Original glass, paper backing, and original metal hanger. The frame is also in excellent original condition. Circa 1920’s.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 7 ½” Width - 6 ½”
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Floral Mother Motto Antique Print / Illustrator: Mary Gold / Poet: Cooper
This is a cheerful and captivating antique Mother motto, beautifully illustrated by well-known artist, Mary Gold. The sentiment is sweet and unique, written and signed by, "Cooper". The picture features an adorable scene of a mother & child, watching a Robin bird tend to her nest. There are beautiful, floral decorations throughout this motto, including two potted rose bushes with blue morning glory’s twisting up and around the vine. Another interesting detail is that the flower pots are decorated with people happily dancing and holding hands. This motto is full of beautiful, bright colors throughout. The fancy, textured, original molded wood frame has a gold and blue finish. Both the print and frame are in excellent original condition. Original glass. New metal hanger. Circa 1920’s.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 9 ½” Width - 9 ½”
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“Your Silver Wedding Anniversary” 25 Years, Special Antique Buzza Motto Print
This is a very special antique Buzza motto print titled, "Your Silver Wedding Anniversary". The sentiment is just beautiful. Framing the word is a decorative, floral ribbon border, adorned with delicate pink and white flowers. A silver ring completes this ribbon border, making a pretty bow. Silver wedding bells ring in the top left corner, framed by more floral-work. Another detail that cannot go unmentioned is the original decorative cut-outs with silver textured foiling. Also, a complimentary silver overspray along the outer edge of print creates a shimmery, irresistible glamour to this piece. In small letters under the motto are the words, "Buzza-Craftacres MPLS. U.S.A.". Original gold-painted molded wood frame with light blue, fine inner trim. Both the print and frame are in excellent original condition, except for a very tiny dot (almost the size of a pin head) near the bottom center of print. Missing paper backing. New metal hanger. This motto would make a wonderful gift for any couple celebrating their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Circa 1920’s.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 10 ½” Width - 7 ½”
Manufacturer: Buzza-Craftacres MPLS. U.S.A.
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Special Antique Buckbee Brehm Mother Motto Print
This is an attractive and special antique Mother motto print by the famous publishing company and manufacturer, Buckbee Brehm. The sentiment is very sweet with large, easy to read lettering. The charming scene above the motto features a beautiful lady, standing on a platform under large columns, in a delightful floral garden. White doves surround her symbolizing love, beauty, and compassion. Two more women can be seen in the foreground having a friendly chat. The bottom left corner of print reads, "Copyright Buckbee Brehm". This print is in excellent original condition. Original, textured, and attractive molded wood frame in original gold paint with a complimentary dark green trim. The frame is also in excellent original condition. Original glass and paper backing. The paper backing is slightly torn. There are two hangers, both original. One is a wire hanger. The other is a special and very rare Buckbee Brehm cloverleaf metal hanger. This hanger is a fascinating and hard to find original accessory to this wonderful antique motto. These types of cloverleaf hangers are normally seen on Buzza mottos reading the word, ‘Buzza’. This cloverleaf metal hanger reads the words, ‘Buckbee Brehm". This motto would make a wonderful gift to any Mother or collector of mottos. Circa 1920’s.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 10 ¾” Width - 7 ¾”
Manufacturer: Buckbee Brehm
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Antique Victorian ‘Good Motto’ Post Card Inspirational Print “Trust” / Publisher: M.T. Sheahan c. 1910, Clarksburg, NJ
This is an inspirational antique postcard titled, "Trust" and postmarked, "1910". It was given as a birthday card. This was discovered during cleaning. The motto ‘Trust’ is an inspiring verse that is surrounded by beautiful, delicate pink roses. It is framed by a decorative matting with gold highlights. The back of the postcard reads, "Good Motto Post Card, Made and Published by M.T. Sheahan, Boston". The hand-written message reads, "Happy Birthdays Auntie, Oct. 26". The hand-written address reads, "Miss Mabel Founla..?, Clarksburg, NJ". In the top right corner, beside the 1 cent U.S. Postage Stamp, are the words, "Clarksburg, October 28, 7 PM, 1910, NJ". The print is in excellent original condition. The matting has a few very tiny stains near the top. The original, antique Victorian walnut frame is carved with decorative applied leaves and a gold inset. The walnut wood frame is in excellent original condition, except for a few of the tips have chipped off the leaves. Old glass, original wood backing, and old wire hanger. Circa 1910.
Circa: 1910
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Frame Measurements: Height - 8 ¾” Width - 7 ½” / Postcard Measurements: Height - 5” Width - 4”
Manufacturer: M.T. Sheahan, Boston
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Rare Antique Religious Priest Motto Blessing “To Be A Priest” All Hand-Done / Artist: Rev. Timothy Shannon, T.O.R.
This is a rare and very unique antique religious motto titled, "To be a Priest". This is not a print. Both the illustrations on the matting and the motto are all hand-done by artist and Father Reverend Timothy Shannon, T.O.R. (1909-1985). I believe Shannon lived and was active in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The words in this sentiment are beautifully written and would certainly ring true for most Priests. The Reverend signed his name, along with initials, near the top of the matting in fancy Old English lettering. An interesting detail is that the artist emphasized certain profound words in bold print throughout this motto, such as the words, ‘Priest’, ‘blest’, ‘Christ’, ‘God’, Divine’, ‘Prayer’, ‘seek’, and ‘apart’. The artist / Reverend created a nice arbor-type border framing the motto with grapevines and grapes adorning the arbor. This is a most unusual mixed media motto done with pen and ink and watercolors. Shimmery, gold highlights throughout. Above the artist’s name at the top is a picture of a Holy Chalice with the letters, "IHS", written within. The motto and matting are in excellent original condition, with the very slightest bit of waviness to it. Original, gold-painted molded wood frame. The frame is also in excellent original condition with minimal age-appropriate wear to the gold finish. Original glass, paper backing, and old wire hanger. The original framer’s label, "Charles M. Heritage; Correct Picture Framing; 407 Broadway; Camden, N.J.", remains intact on the paper backing. This wonderful, divine, and special motto would truly make a great gift for that blessed Priest in your life! Circa 1920’s.
*** I’ve included, below, some interesting information about THE MEANING BEHIND A CHALICE, as well as THE MEANING OF THE INITIALS, ‘IHS’:
A chalice is a standing cup, a drinking vessel, used to hold sacramental wine during Holy Communion or The Lord’s Supper. The symbol of the Holy Chalice is open to interpretations, as there are many.
‘IHS’ is a symbolic monogram of Christ used by the Roman Catholic Church. The initials, ‘IHS’ stand for the shortened name of Jesus Christ in Latin. IHS is an ancient monogram (or letter symbol) for Jesus that dates back to the first century. The letter I means: Iesus and is Latin for the English word: JESUS. The letter H means: Hominum and is Latin for the English word: OF MEN. The letter S means: Salvator and is Latin for the English word: SAVIOR. So in conclusion, the initials, ‘IHS’ stand for the words ‘Jesus Savior of Men’. The symbol originated in Rome with the early Christians, and was popularized in the fifteenth century by Franciscan disciple Bernardine of Sienna, who promoted it as a symbol of peace. There is, however, good evidence that the initials were used to represent Bacchus, the god of wine, who early Christians identified with Jesus.
- These articles are cited from: Wikipedia.com and
AltReligion.About.com/Library/Glossary
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 9 ¼” Width - 6 ¾”
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“If” for Boys / Yg Man/ Son, Special & Rare Antique Motto Print, Masculine Embossed Design / Poet: Rudyard Kipling
This is a special and rare antique motto print titled, "IF" for Boys, written by the famous poet, Rudyard Kipling. This poem is directed as a gift to a young man, boy, and son. The sentiment is beautiful, not to mention a hard one to find. It’s much more common to see the "IF" for Girl’s motto. There’s a nice masculine appeal to this piece. The word’s of the motto are framed by an interesting and colorful embossed design. The colors are bright, vibrant, and cheerful, yet remains masculine with touches of gold shimmering highlights throughout. This print is in excellent original condition, except for the smallest, lightest smudge near the very bottom. Original gold and black, molded wood frame. The frame is in excellent original condition. Original glass. Missing paper backing. New wire hanger. Circa 1920’s.
*** If you’re interested in learning more about the artist, Rudyard Kipling, and the "IF" poem, I’ve cited a lot of information along with Item #1427’s "IF" motto, found below the description. Please refer to Item #1427 for more info.
Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 10 ¾” Width - 7 ¾”
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