Vintage Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Sign Love and Romance Folk Art Distelfink

Vintage Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Sign Love and Romance Folk Art Distelfink In excellent vintage condition There is a hole in the middle and at the top for ease of hanging When early Swedish and German Dutch settlers first came to Pennsylvania in the 17th century, they brought with them a rich cultural tradition of creating Hex Signs to commemorate special life events. Dutch Hex Signs can be seen painted on barns and sheds and displayed across many homes in the northeast and the southern United States. A distelfink is a stylized goldfinch, probably based on the European variety. It frequently appears in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art. It represents happiness and good fortune and the Pennsylvania German people and is a common theme in hex signs and in fraktur. Can be used outside of a coat of outdoor varnish is applied A lovely gift to give a newly married couple. Gift wrapping available, message me before/at purchase This vintage item comes from the home of a couple that was married 70 years, so it will bring you good marriage karma!