record office: Historische Museum in St Gallen
archive: Getzendanner Family Giezendanner
archive code: pag 20
Jacob Giezendanner
{Sch39}, born in Nesslau.
Historische Museum in St Gallen, Getzendanner Family
Giezendanner, pag 20
28.9.1593, window (founder). See appendix 1.
comment Joop Giesendanner:
He lived in the same period Wald-Jöri did, but came probably
from Nesslau,
so it appeares to be NO brother, also the social background seems
to differ quite a lot
when we compare this man and Wald-Jöri
comment Paul Giezendanner:
1596, Jacob Giezendanner von Nesslau, Amman zu Wattwil, stiftete
die schöne
Wappenscheibe, ex. Museum St Gallen
He was married in Nesslau on
September 28, 1593 in church (1) to
Margaretha Spiess {Sch39s1}, died before October
14, 1599.
Historische Museum in St Gallen, Getzendanner Family
Giezendanner, pag 20
28.9.1593, window (foundress). See appendix 1.
From this marriage:
1 : Barbel {Sch39a}, christened in Nesslau
on February 22, 1596.
He was married on October 14, 1599 in church (2) to
Ursula Kuntz {Sch39s2}.
From this marriage:
2 : NN {Sch39b}.
3 : NN {Sch39c}.
4 : NN {Sch39d}.
5 : NN {Sch39e}.
6 : NN {Sch39f}.
7 : Jacob {Sch39g}.
Appendix 1 - stained glass window,
Jacob 1596
record office: Historische Museum in St Gallen
archive: Getzendanner Family Giezendanner
archive code: pag 20
text:
book 1 Dave:
A Jacob Gietzadaner of the
village of Nesslau who married
Margaretha Spiessen on
September 28, 1593, is pictured
in a small stained glass window
that is presently in the
Historische Museum in
St Gallen. The type of dress for
his wife, family and himself
indicates that he must have held
some rank or office, since it
appears that he is more than
adequately wealthy.
An inscription on the window
reads in old German:
"Jacob
Gietzadaner das fröhlich bluott
er drinket kein win er sey dan
Guott"
which translated means,
"Jacob Gietzadaner the happy
blood,
he does not drink wine,
that makes him good" ,
picture:
rich man with sword on
horseback, seemes to be
leaving, lady with baby and
reaching out 'drinking-glass?'
(temptation?=jwg)
text: "Die Toggenburger
Scheiben" von Dr Paul Boesch,
Neujahrsblatt Histor. Verein
Kt St Gallen 1935: 39.
Jacob Giezendanner. No Date; around 1596. (Image 4, Tafel I.)
I. Historical Museum St Gallen, Egli 92. Phot. SL 13432.-
No
house, upper image and coat of arms.
Made on glass using brown and yellow in many types.
Inscription:
Jacob Gietzadaner das / fröhlich Bluott / er
drinckt kein / win er Seij dan Guott.
To date; another
example, the almost the same Nr. 91 from Historical Museum St
Gallen
which is dated 1595 and signed by C. Murer, the well known
Glasspainter from Zürich.
This is why we can rely on that fact to asign this unsigned
window to the same master.
II. Though we find a Jacob
Giezendanner in Wattwil in 1599, 1582 and 1631 in LA,
this windows founder is Jacob Gietzendanner from Nesslau, who
marries Margaretha
Spiessen on September 28, 1593 and on Febr 22, 1596 baptizes his
first born little
daughter Barbel Gietzendanner. After this date, so 1596/1597, is
our window, where we are
shown a wife with a child, to be dated. He will baptize till 1605
another 5 daughters
and 1 son Jacob Giezendanner, from 1600 forward from the second
wife Ursula Kuntzinn,
which he married Oct 14, 1599. February 17, 1600 Jacob
Gietzendanner is sponsor in the
name of Junkers (young nobleman) Hans Jacob from Landenberg at
the baptism of
Hans Jacob Wyss, little son of Pfarrer Felix Wyss. His relation
to this Zürich Pfarrer, who,
being the follower of Kaspar Murer, worked in Nesslau from 1592 -
1601, in a period in
which especially this community had to do a lot with Zürich,
made it clear to me, that our
window founder came from Nesslau.
Letter Paul Giezendanner
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