Plague Quarantine Sign

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Plague Quarantine Sign

c. 1683

Artist/maker unknown, German

Plagues ravaged Europe repeatedly from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. Panic about the spread of the disease led cities to pass ordinances isolating its victims. Houses found to contain plague were marked with signs such as this warning outsiders to stay away and forcing those within--both sick and healthy--to remain there.

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Object Details

Title:

Plague Quarantine Sign

Date:

c. 1683

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (irregular): 8 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches (21.6 x 37.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1971

Accession Number:

1971-116-1

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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