Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Weiser Number: 882
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: 183[2]
Transcription:

D H

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. in the center of the document is a parrot on a tree-like flower with a profusion of small leaves. A drop is below its beak. in the upper left corner is a rosette. In the lower corners are the initials in the shape of leafy flowers. The entire item is enclosed by a decorative border.

Associated Names: Herr, David
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

"David Herr" 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), 2^nd ed., vol. 1, p. 384.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:Lancaster
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 18.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 473
Creator Name: David Herr (1771-?) - Decorator
David Herr (1771-?) - Scrivener