St. Nicholas Holding a Bag with Two Krampus

Title

St. Nicholas Holding a Bag with Two Krampus

Description

St. Nicholas is the primary figure along with two krampus. St. Nicholas is wearing a white cloak with a red, gold and white covering on top. The major colors would include: red background, white, gold and black. St. Nicholas is holding a bag of goodies with apples in his left hand while his right hand is holding a staff. Behind him are two krampus, an adult size and a child size. They both have horns. tongues out and holding branches with gold ribbon holding the branches together. They are all in the center of the post card (vertical). There is a saying on the front that says, "fur's schlimme gibt's vom krampus Strafe, St. Nikolaus behnt das brave. Grub vom Nikolo!"

Subject

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

Source

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

Format

JPEG

Rights

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

Contributor

Felder, Leigha

Type

Image

Date

Date postcard was scanned:20151103

Identifier

RoseliepPostcards_107_03

Language

German

Coverage

Box 1, Tab 7

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

14x9 cm

Files

http://loras.libraryhost.com/files/original/e8252d97f1583c1f69c4f13b9036ade8.jpg

Citation

“St. Nicholas Holding a Bag with Two Krampus,” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/2770.