Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 623
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink; graphite
Transcription:

Johannes Schittiger 1833

[on reverse]
Joseph Henry Landis
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the center of the document is a peacock perched on a flower. To its right and top left are leafy stems of flowers, some of which appear to be unfinished. The name and date in Fraktur are written vertically along the right side. On the reverse is another name in Roman script.

Associated Names: Schittiger, Johannes
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1833
Image Dimensions Width: 19 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 494
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener