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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 5

Page from a 15th-century Book of Hours, likely made in Northeast France. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 07.MS.639.

This scene of the Wise Men presenting their gifts to the Christ Child is from a page in a 15th-century Flemish medieval prayer book known as the Book of Hours. These personal prayer books contained devotions appropriate for the eight canonical hours of the day, as well as other prayers and texts. According to the Gospel of Matthew, “And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (2:11). 

Here the gifts of the Wise Men take the form of three golden chalices. Both the Christ Child, who sits on Mary’s lap, and Mary herself, have haloes, but the infant Christ’s halo incorporates the sign of the cross. The clothing of the Wise Men suggests that they have come from three different of countries, while their hair and beards suggest three different ages: youth, adult, and old age. In the left-hand border of the page, two hounds are depicted chasing a white rabbit. Below the main scene is a peacock. 

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 4

Stained-glass panel by Winfred S. Hyatt and Lawrence Saint from the Christmas window in Glencairn’s Chapel. The window was made from 1928 to 1956. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA.

This stained-glass panel, made in the Bryn Athyn glassworks, depicts the visit of the Wise Men (sometimes called Magi) to the infant Jesus, with the Star of Bethlehem shining above. According to the Gospel of Matthew, “When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh” (2:9–12). This scene is in the Christmas window on the south wall of Glencairn’s Chapel. 

The meaning of the term Magi (in Greek magoi) in the context of Matthew’s narrative has been a topic of discussion since the early days of the Christian Church. They have been variously described as “sages,” “diviners,” “astrologers,” or “priests.” As early as the third century, however, some interpreters of the Bible began to identify the Wise Men as kings, in connection with a prophesy found in the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible: “May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!” (Psalm 72:10). By the time of the Middle Ages, the “three kings” were being depicted in art with crowns and elaborate garments.

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 3

Stone with polychromy, made in France during the late 15th-century. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 09.SP.83.

According to the Gospel of Luke (1:39–56), after the angel Gabriel told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus, the Son of God, she traveled to visit her cousin Elizabeth. This event is commonly called the Visitation. In this 15th-century sculpture group from France, Mary (left), who is pregnant with Jesus, holds a rosary, a set of prayer beads often seen in medieval art. Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist, touches her cousin’s womb. According to Luke, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary she was filled with the Holy Spirit, and proclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” (1:42). This sculptural group may have been made for a private chapel dedicated to either Saint Elizabeth or Saint John the Baptist.

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on our website (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar. To receive these in your newsfeed, follow the Museum’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY TWO

Stained-glass panel by Winfred S. Hyatt from the Christmas window in Glencairn’s Chapel in Bryn Athyn, PA. The window was made by Lawrence Saint and Winfred Hyatt from 1928 to 1956. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA.

This stained-glass panel, made in the Bryn Athyn glassworks, depicts the moment when the angel Gabriel announces to Mary, who is resting on a bed indoors, that she has been chosen to be the mother of Jesus Christ. According to the Gospel of Luke, the angel said, “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus” (1:31). The scene is at the top of the Christmas window on the south wall of Glencairn’s Chapel. While the lower scenes in this window were copied from the original 13th-century church of Sainte-Radegonde outside the city of Poitiers, France, this Annunciation seems to have been designed by Bryn Athyn artist Winfred S. Hyatt. (An Annunciation scene has not survived from the window at Sainte-Radegonde.)

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on our website (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow the Museum’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY ONE

Fresco by an unknown artist from the Clarissan monastery of Santa Maria inter Angelos, near Spoleto, Italy (c. 1300). Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 08.FS.07.

The story of the Annunciation to Mary comes from the Gospel of Luke (1:26–38), in which the angel Gabriel appears to Mary and informs her that she will give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. This large, 13th-century Italian fresco in Glencairn’s Great Hall depicts the moment when Gabriel delivers this astonishing news. The angel says to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.” (Luke 1:30–31). Gabriel, on the right with wings and a halo, walks toward Mary with his hands in a gesture of blessing. Mary, also wearing a halo, inclines her head, which is covered with a cloak, to Gabriel.

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on our website (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow the Museum’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr). 

According to tradition, a Moravian Star should be displayed beginning on the first Sunday in Advent (the fourth Sunday before Christmas) until Epiphany (January 6). The Herrnhut Star Company in Herrnhut, East Saxony, Germany, has been producing Moravian Stars for over 160 years. The star on exhibit in Glencairn’s Upper Hall was originally given as a gift to Oskar Boehm by his sister Erna Pfueller (née Boehm). Oskar, his wife Anna, and their children had immigrated from Germany’s Erzgebirge region to the United States in 1928. Edna remained in Germany, and following World War II the region where she lived became part of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). In the 1950s Erna mailed the star from Germany to Oskar’s family as a gift. Oskar worked as a sexton for St. James Methodist Church on Tabor Road in Philadelphia, and for many years it was displayed in that church at Christmastime. (Gift of Helmut and Elfriede Boehm) 

Check out this year’s “Christmas at Glencairn” events here: https://bit.ly/ChristmasAtGlencairn

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 9

Watercolor painting by Maud Petersham, from Woodstock, New York (1961). Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 07.WC.1225.

This watercolor painting of the Presentation in the Temple, an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ, was made by Maud Petersham, an artist from Woodstock, New York. According to the biblical account, after Jesus was born Joseph and Mary traveled to Jerusalem to present their newborn child at the temple, as required by law. While they were at the temple, the Holy Spirit visited a man named Simeon and revealed to him that Jesus was the Messiah. Simeon then took Jesus into his arms, said a prayer, and blessed them (Gospel of Luke 2:25–35).  

Maud and Miska Petersham, a husband-and-wife artist team, were well known in the first half of the 20th century as illustrators and authors of children’s literature. Their illustrations were a special favorite with Mildred Pitcairn. This painting was commissioned by Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn in 1961, and was sent from Glencairn as their Christmas card that year.

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar. To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 8

Limestone relief of the Adoration of the Wise Men, 13th-century France. (Detail photo on top.) Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 09.SP.119.

This limestone relief with the Adoration of the Wise Men was made in 13th-century France. It illustrates the biblical story describing these travelers, who came “from the East,” saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him” (Gospel of Matthew 2:1–2). 

During the construction of Glencairn, Raymond Pitcairn set this relief into the north wall of the inglenook in the Great Hall, where it remains today. All three of the Wise Men are represented as kings wearing crowns, in keeping with medieval tradition. The foremost king, whose arm is broken off, is shown kneeling to present a gift—either gold, frankincense, or myrrh (Matthew 2:11). 

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 7

Lampshade panel illustrating the Visitation of the Shepherds, made in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 11.OP.02.

This handcrafted lampshade panel illustrates the Visitation of the Shepherds. According to the Gospel of Luke, “So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us’” (2:15). 

The panel is one of six scenes from the Nativity narrative decorating a Christmas-themed lampshade in Glencairn’s Chapel. The plexiglass shade was commissioned by Raymond Pitcairn in the late 1930s or early 1940s; it was designed and painted by Francis (“Frank”) Eugene Snyder (1908–1995). Synder painted the plexiglass with oils and other media in order to achieve the appearance and texture of stained glass when the lamp is turned on.

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar. To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 6

Stained-glass roundel of the Annunciation to the Shepherds made in 13th-century France. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 03.SG.240.

This 13th-century stained-glass roundel illustrates the biblical story of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (Luke 2:8–14). Here an angel with green wings and a purple cloak descends from a heavenly cloud, announcing to the shepherds that they will “find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”  

According to Professor Michael W. Cothren, “Medieval artists commonly used a wavy, arching band of clouds (frequently placed across the corner of a rectangular composition) to show a separation between the earthly realm below and the heavenly realm above. For example, when a disembodied hand of God emerges from heaven to command or bless a situation taking place on earth, it is often overlapped by an arching band of ‘clouds of heaven.’ Sometimes the face of God appears within the cloud band. Sometimes angels swoop down toward earth underneath or emerging from the clouds.” (“The ‘Clouds of Heaven’ Motif in Art Created for Glencairn,” Glencairn Museum News No. 1, 2021).

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

Today’s Artfetch #AdventCalendar reveal; 12 artworks to you get started on your Christmas list! Curator @katietsouros shares her top picks for every budget over on the blog (link in bio), including these 3 gems from Chloe McClellan, Sophie Iremonger & Shuah Brotherton. #art #artists #emergingart #emergingartists #givethegiftofart #christmas #christmasready #giftideas #blog #sculpture #drawing #collage #painting #toppicks #everybudget #wontbreakthebank #authentic #original #unique #heartfelt #gifts

Have you got a Hero in your life? Today’s pick behind the Artfetch Advent Calendar window brings you this poignant collage from Anita Rozentale. A fighter plane amongst a landscape of serenity, as two different eras meet. Make someone your Hero this Christmas for just €110. (Link in bio) And don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter for 10% off your first purchase. #christmas #art #collage #adventcalendar #hero #fighterplane #landscape #old #new #emergingart #emergingartist #givethegiftofart

Happy #December Artfetchers! We’re revealing what’s behind the @artfetch #AdventCalendar windows each day between now and Christmas. First up is this Candy Coated Dream from Canada based Jessica Esther Hoflick. It’s a delectable & delicious drawing using watercolour & pencil that will add a bit of extra magic to your mantelpiece at just €85. Link in bio. #Christmas #xmas #presents #gifts #art #drawing #watercolour #delicious #dream #candy #emergingart #emergingartist #pencil #newtalent #uniquegifts #givethegiftofart

Joy to the World!!! My perfect yarnvent calendar from @theyarncake Thank you @mgabro #yarn #yarnporn #yarnstash #yarnaddict #yarnstagram #knit #knitting #knitter #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitspiration #knitting_inspiration #knitstagram #opal #etsy #ravelry #sockyarn #sockknitting #operationsockdrawer #knitallthethings #knittersoftheworld #adventcalendar #indiedyer #theyarncake #indieyarn #opalsockyarn #yarnspirations #yarnharlot #yarnadventcalendar #yarnvent (at The Yarn Cake)

Who’s still got their tree up ?This year’s quarantine Christmas So nice to see my gold Chilean Mr. Viejito Pascuero out again~
ツリーまだ飾ってる人〜！今年隔離中のクリスマスまたいつものチリから連れて帰ったサンタさん安定に飾ってます

今年 @my_little_box_japan さんからアドベントカレンダープレゼント届いててめっちゃ嬉しかった♪豪華なプレゼントありがとうございます！かなり愛用してるアイテムいくつ入ってて隔離中に出かけないからすごく助かりました❤️ありがとうございます！
Thank you @my_little_box_japan for the amazing advent calendar! It was filled with a lot of products I love already so it was super helpful when stuck in quarantine~ thank you so much!

#rinrindoll #japan #tokyo #harajuku #japanesefashion #tokyofashion #harajukufashion #東京 #コーデ #今日のコーデ #原宿 #ootd #pinkchristmastree #pinkchristmas #adventcalendar #mylittlebox (Harajuku, Tokyo（原宿）)
https://www.instagram.com/rinrindoll/p/CYJSWtfpd-I/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Standard Consortium boxes are going out today!! And the Secondaries will be shipped tomorrow. I’ll probably try to take a video of making one of the last 3 unsold Consortiums once I have a moment late Thursday… it is such a /process/ but it’s a good break. It’s honestly kinda fun but definitely exhausting in a different way.

But yep, I’m pretty proud of these! :D
Left to right on the makers: @alchemyartgroup @kittynaut @sleepingwolvesart @tealteacup @whalephat

There are 3 more in store and they are the ONLY things that can be bought now that will be shipped before Christmas (outside of the 45ish remaining orders I have to pack going out today and tomorrow).
#advent #adventcalendar #enamelpins
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3xqIhFIoT/?igshid=hqytwyymjyts

A video about the Pin Makers’ Consortium, a 5-day advent calendar featuring: @kittynaut, @sleepingwolvesart, @whalephat, @tealteacup and myself!!
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Each mini gift box is custom designed by each maker. The overall box features $223 in merch. The price remains the same ($148 for standard, $122 for secondaries) through tomorrow night. There are 2 standards left, and 11 secondaries!
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All boxes will be mailed by the domestic deadlines, but I’m gunning for by the 14th! (Black Friday madness is still ongoing, so bear with me!)
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Thanks to everyone for their support!! <3
#adventcalendar #pinmail #pincollection (at Ohio)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbkrA1liuq/?igshid=5com9c8xes1n

W końcu listopada zawsze wypatrujemy książek-kalendarzy adwentowych z Zakamarków. Zastanawiamy się, jaką opowieść przyniosą w tym roku, czy zaskoczą, zbulwersują, wywolają burzliwe dyskusje? Przecież nie raz już tak bywało. W tym roku jednak adwentowa książka Zakamarków w moim odczuciu niesie krzepiące przesłanie i pozytywne myśli. Jest ciepła, bardzo świątecznie nastrojowa, dodaje otuchy. Na blogu recenzja (link w bio).
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#adwent #książkiadwentowe #kalendarzadwentowy #książkidladzieci #szwedzkieksiążkidladzieci #czytamdzieckucodziennie #poczytajdziecku #święta #bożenarodzenie #waitingforchristmas #adventcalendar #childrensbooks #blogksiążkowy #bookstagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOsMNkhy6i/?igshid=weuwhbsqhftn

Next project #knitting #advent #adventcalendar #craft #homemade #christmas #partridge #partridgeinapeartree
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGz3iD1lSEI/?igshid=qrjvgkay3n5q

Happy Day 20!

#December20 #Memes #AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar
#ChristmasDrinks #GetLit
#December20th #Advent2020
#Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJBP2XDjrEN/?igshid=1roxf11buprym

Happy Day 19!

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#December19 #Memes
#AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes
#Advent #AdventCalendar
#DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent
#InstaAdventCalendar #Dogs
#DogChristmas #DogChristmasHat
#Phteven #Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_11alD7zD/?igshid=vw1ntfof4p6l

Happy Day 18!

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#December18 #Memes
#AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes
#Advent #AdventCalendar
#DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent
#InstaAdventCalendar #Cats
#CatChristmas #CatChristmasTree
#TheRock #RockAround
#RockingAroundTheChristmasTree
#Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8FMjQDi4R/?igshid=4j2m8icfq469

Happy Day 16!

‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️

#December16 #Jokes
#AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes
#Advent #AdventCalendar
#DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent
#InstaAdventCalendar
#LeonardNimoy #Spock
#VulcanGreeting #Startrek
#Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3VB_aj_zR/?igshid=13s3yxds3nsfa

Happy Day 15!

#December15 #Jokes
#AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes
#Advent #AdventCalendar
#DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent
#InstaAdventCalendar
#Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1EKdUDMQ_/?igshid=m16z73gle3i7

Happy Day 14!

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#December14 #GingerbreadHouse
#AdventCalendar2020 #Gingerbread #AdventCalendarJokes #Dinosaur
#Advent #AdventCalendar #Xmas
#DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent
#InstaAdventCalendar #Cookies
#Serina_Advent_Calendar 
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIyD4-JD3f1/?igshid=1c548hzc6q6ix

Happy Day 13!

#December13 #GrinchMeme
#AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar
#ChristmasMusic #Funny2020
#Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIvgkkND_gq/?igshid=vxjblixw44fq

Happy Day 12!

️️️️So close to the end of the year (and Xmas) now! #HangInThere

#December12
#AdventCalendar2020 #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar #Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CItSn8cDvlb/?igshid=ylwgm73f5do1

Happy Day 24!

#ChristmasEve

#December24 #Memes #Christmas #AdventCalendar2020 #ChristmasTime #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar #Dinosaur #December24th #Advent2020 #Serina_Advent_Calendar #ChristmasParty
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJlZEfj-uI/?igshid=uezj9yx9p1eq

Happy Day 23!

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#December23 #Memes #Christmas #AdventCalendar2020 #Dino #PeopleEating #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar #Dinosaur #December23rd #Advent2020 #Serina_Advent_Calendar #Dinosaurs

One eyed, one horned, flyer purple people eater!! Oh wait, that’s a different flying legend
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIMj8IDzPl/?igshid=cdewsi40nwtm

Happy Day 22!

You can really see Christmas coming now!
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#December22 #Memes #Christmas #AdventCalendar2020 #VintageAdvent #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar #SantaClaus #December22nd #Advent2020 #Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGyV0-DC4D/?igshid=q57sxrv0odld

Happy Day 21!

#December21 #Memes #AdventCalendar2020 #SantaMeme #AdventCalendarJokes #Advent #AdventCalendar #DigitalAdvent #FunnyAdvent #InstaAdventCalendar
#SantaClaus #December21st
#Advent2020 #Serina_Advent_Calendar
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJDltGij4Z8/?igshid=6wpuelwvoq54