Rare color lithographed legitimization card, issued to delegates and members admitted to public and private sessions of Catholic associations in Germany, held at the Schrannensaal in Würzburg on September 12, 13, 14, and 15, 1864. The composition, printed by J. A. Hofmann in Würzburg, features the city's coat of arms, the Marienberg Fortress, and the Marienkapelle church, within a particularly elaborate decorative scrollwork.
✦ Estimated period: 1864, printed date ✦ Provenance: Germany, Würzburg – J. A. Hofmann lithographic workshop ✦ Dimensions: approx. 13.5 x 9 cm ✦ Material: color lithograph on paper ✦ Condition: stains, soiling and old paper browning; small tears and partial losses. good reading condition and well-preserved decoration
This German legitimization card dated 1864 is a rare piece of historical ephemera for collectors of religious documents, lithographs, and the history of Würzburg.
