u/Unlucky-Run5991

Hi everyone,

I recently found this old framed portrait at a flea market in Germany, and on the back there is a handwritten text that appears to be in Danish (possibly early 1900s handwriting).

From what we can partially read, it seems to mention a woman named Margrethe something (possibly Bockward/Rockward?) who “druknet” (drowned) in the English Channel in the autumn of 1911 after a ship sank. It also mentions someone called “Kulgrosserer Abel, Aalborg,” which seems to have been a real coal company/business in Aalborg, Denmark.

I would love help with:

deciphering the handwriting,

identifying the correct name,

understanding the first line,

and possibly finding information about the shipwreck or the person mentioned.

It feels like a real family memorial that somehow survived more than 100 years and ended up in a Berlin flea market.

I attached photos of both the portrait and the handwritten text. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I recently found this old framed portrait at a flea market in Germany, and on the back there is a handwritten text that appears to be in Danish (possibly early 1900s handwriting).

From what we can partially read, it seems to mention a woman named Margrethe something (possibly Bockward/Rockward?) who “druknet” (drowned) in the English Channel in the autumn of 1911 after a ship sank. It also mentions someone called “Kulgrosserer Abel, Aalborg,” which seems to have been a real coal company/business in Aalborg, Denmark.

I would love help with:

deciphering the handwriting,

identifying the correct name,

understanding the first line,

and possibly finding information about the shipwreck or the person mentioned.

It feels like a real family memorial that somehow survived more than 100 years and ended up in a Berlin flea market.

I attached photos of both the portrait and the handwritten text. Any help would be greatly appreciated!