Gymnast with Flag

Catalog No. 375

Pottery or stoneware, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.

Text:
�Gut Heil!�
(Good health!)
�Gesunder K�rper, gesunder Geist, des Turners Streben heist.�
(Healthy body, healthy spirit, the gymnast�s quest.)

The �4F� symbol in the central image (lower right) represents a movement begun by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), or �Turnvater Jahn�, who is credited with responsibility for organizing the first gymnastics clubs (Turn Vereine) in Germany during the early 19th century. The four Fs stand for �Frisch, Fromm, Fr�hlich, Frei� (Fresh, Pious, Happy, Free).

Price Ranges
Full-color: $50-$70
Ltd-color: $40-$60

     
     
JLK 375
JLK 375

 
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