#269 • Framed German Marriage Certificate (Trau-Schein), 1922

Part of The Curiosity and art Shop by John and Ruth Gamerdinger Tomah Wisconsin (timed auction by Bid It At Auction)

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Framed illuminated German marriage certificate (Trau-Schein) dated August 16, 1922 (1). The printed and inscribed certificate is decorated with floral rose garland borders, a church landscape vignette, and an embossed gold seal at the lower edge. Visible text includes scriptural passages from Joshua 24:15 ("Ich aber und mein Haus wollen dem Herrn dienen") and Hebrews 13:8 ("Jesus Christus gestern und heute, und Derselbe auch in Ewigkeit"), certifying the union officiated by an Evangelical Lutheran pastor ("Ev. Luth. Pastor"). The document is housed under glass in a wide beveled wood-grain frame measuring 13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches.