Letters I and R

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Letters I and R

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Item No: frk00460
Title: Letters I and R
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; Roman script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 922
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

I \ R
Isaac Gross \ 1829


Category: Alphabet
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-lettered. The letters in ornamental Fraktur are arranged vertically in the center of the document. The name and date in Roman script are written vertically in the upper left corner.


Associated Names: Gross, Isaac
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

"Isaac Gross" in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2nd ed., vol. 1, p. 334.


Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 292-294.



Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Bucks]
City/Town/Township:[Bedminster Township]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1829
Image Dimensions Width: 19.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 460
Creator Name: Isaac Gross (1807-1893) - Scrivener

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