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Krampus is Taking a Man and Women while St. Nicholas is Watching

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Title

Krampus is Taking a Man and Women while St. Nicholas is Watching

Subject

Roseliep Christmas Postcard Collection
Roseliep, Raymond
Christmas Postcards
Krampus
St. Nicholas

Description

Krampus is the primary figure while a man, woman and St. Nicholas are the secondary figures. Krampus is red with black and gold pants. The man is wearing a black suit with a red tie. The woman is wearing a red suit jacket with a white skirt and black heals. St. Nicholas is wearing a white cloak with red and gold covering of the front. Major colors include: red background, gold, white and black. Objects of importance would be a bag on the Krampus's back with branches attached to the bag with a red ribbon. The Krampus is taking the man and woman by the arm while St. Nicholas is behind watching with one hand holding a staff and the other is on his hip. On the front it has German writing.

Source

Raymond Roseliep Collection. Finding aids for the collection can be found at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep

Date

Date postcard was scanned:20151103

Contributor

Felder, Leigha

Rights

The Loras College Library rights statement is located at http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights

Format

JPEG

Language

German

Type

Image

Identifier

RoseliepPostcards_107_04

Coverage

Box 1, Tab 7

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

14x9 cm

Files

Citation

“Krampus is Taking a Man and Women while St. Nicholas is Watching,” Loras Digital Collections, accessed September 21, 2024, http://loras.libraryhost.com/items/show/247.