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Schwerin
Stadt Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Puschkinstraße 2-4 / Lindenstraße 1

Fassadenfiguren Ersparniß-Anstalt

Façade Statues of the Savings Bank

1857

Schwerin / Fassadenfiguren Ersparniß-Anstalt

Description

The seven figures on the façade of the Ersparniß-Anstalt (Savings bank) indicate the function of the building: no longer keeping your money in your house, but bring to the bank to create interest:

Schwerin - Fassadenfiguren Ersparniß-Anstalt
1
2
3
4

Wohltätigkeit / Charity - Woman giving bread to a poor child.
Arbeitsamkeit / Diligence - Woman with tools.
Sparsamkeit / Economy - Woman and child with a money-box.
Bewahrung des Ersparten / Preservation of savings - Woman and child, with a book "haupt-buch der spar-kasse 1821"

Schwerin - Fassadenfiguren Ersparniß-Anstalt
5
6
7

Landwirtschaft / Agriculture - Farmer with plough.
Handwerk / Craft - Carpenter with hammer and saw.
Unterricht / Teaching - Female teacher with student.

Schwerin - Fassadenfiguren Ersparniß-Anstalt

Sources & Information

My Heimat, Schwerin, Ein erstaunliches Haus: "Die Ersparnisanstalt" in der Puschkinstraße.

Locatie (N 53°37'55" - E 11°25'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv185; Photograph: 5 August 2016
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