Adolph Hentschke | 1887
Not every ad sells a pleasure. In 1887, Adolph Hentschke of Löbau, in Saxony, offered to make “Grabdenkmäler” (gravestones) of all kinds, in marble, syenite, serpentine and sandstone, and took on all stonemason's work for buildings.
His address says a lot: “am Friedhof”, right by the cemetery.
The list of stones also reveals a custom: a gravestone was a statement, and the choice of material said something about the family.
Between pianos and porcelain, this small ad reminds us that 19th-century readers planned, quite openly, for the end too.
Text in the ad
Adolph Hentschke
Löbau i. S., am Friedhof
empfiehlt sich zur Anfertigung aller Arten
Grabdenkmäler
in Marmor, Syenit, Serpentin und Sandstein und übernimmt alle Steinmetz-Arbeiten zu Bauzwecken.
Translation:
Adolph Hentschke
Löbau, Saxony, by the cemetery
offers to make all kinds of
gravestones
in marble, syenite, serpentine and sandstone, and undertakes all stonemason's work for building purposes.
- Brand
- Adolph Hentschke
- Year
- 1887
- Decade
- 19th century
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Newspaper
- Themes
- Retail
- Original publication
- Zeitungs-Umschläge für Sächs. Provinzial- u. Grenzstädte, Dresden, 1887
