Help with Sütterlin script

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Hi gents,



Can anyone confirm that "Marseille" is written on the above snapshot ?

Thanks a lot !

 

[Peter U]

Hi gents,

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Can anyone confirm that "Marseille" is written on the above snapshot ?

Thanks a lot !

Quick answer, yes.

 

[Murkan Mike]

My opinion would be that it says "Marsaille" and as a second thought was corrected. Written by someone who was not very practiced at writing. The pencil was sharpened with a knife after the first "l", and was probably used to correct the a to an e then the second "l" then the date.

 

[Murkan Mike]

This posted before I could change my reply to ..... "Marsaile".....

The pencil got sharpened, an additional l was added and the a changed to an e. The writer was probably unsure of the correct spelling.

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

This posted before I could change my reply to ..... "Marsaile".....

The pencil got sharpened, an additional l was added and the a changed to an e. The writer was probably unsure of the correct spelling.

Agree, thanks for the detailed answer. I don't blame the German soldier who wrote this for not remembering the exact spelling of "Marseille", the French city.

 

[JACKDANIELS]

'Pastis de Marseille' and sun. We can understand

 

[Pat]

I have a bottle of that in my pantry right now!

 

[AndyB]

the first a is different as the next e, so in reality there is Marseille in sutterlin. on end is the letter e better visible.

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

I have a bottle of that in my pantry right now!

Typically French, like champagne or cognac

 

[Pat]

I picked up the habit in the Midi.