{"product_id":"german-1845-planig-honorary-membership-certificate-105th-anniversary-framed","title":"German 1845 Planig Honorary Membership Certificate-105th Anniversary-Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal German honorary membership certificate issued by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMännerchor “Harmonie” 1845 of Planig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a historic German men’s choral society. The certificate names \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHerr Boller Jakob\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Ehrenmitglied” (Honorary Member)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in recognition of his service to German song and the Planig men’s choir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wording states that the award was presented at the choir’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e105th anniversary celebration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which dates the certificate to approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e based on the organization’s 1845 founding date. This dating is further supported by official Rheinland-Pfalz records identifying Männerchor Harmonie 1845 Planig as an established organization that subsequently received the Peter Cornelius Plaque in 1952.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe certificate features decorative printed borders, Gothic-style red and black lettering, an original organizational ink stamp, and signatures of the choir secretary and chairman. Printed at bottom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Druckerei und Verlag K. Wolf – Ingelheim.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill housed in its period wooden frame. The reverse retains an old framer\/dealer label reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“H.C. Becker, Kunsthandlung, Bildereinrahmung, Bad Kreuznach, Mannheimerstrasse 39.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The aged backing and construction appear consistent with a mid-20th-century framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting piece of postwar German cultural and social history. The Männerchor Harmonie 1845 Planig survived for roughly 175 years before eventually dissolving; a local publication notes that its former Sängerheim was taken over by another organization after the choir dissolved.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition is as pictured, with substantial age toning, foxing\/staining and scattered spotting to the certificate. Frame and backing show normal age and wear. The aging gives the piece a strong period appearance and it has apparently remained framed for many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528972963917,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/461B3791-3FD0-423B-AC71-EA14037CEE52.jpg?v=1790354421","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/german-1845-planig-honorary-membership-certificate-105th-anniversary-framed","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}