Drawing (Two Birds on Flowers)
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00501
Title: Drawing (Two Birds on Flowers)
Weiser Number:
147
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Category: Drawing
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored. In the center of the document is a large leafy flower with star-shaped blossoms. Perched on two branches are two inward-facing birds, or lovebirds. The entire item is enclosed by a decorative border.
The motifs relate to the work of the Rockhill or Rockhill Township Artist.
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
"Rockhill Artist" in Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 307-309.
"Rockhill Township Artist" 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. 2, pp. 653-654.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 20.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 501
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Drawing (Two Birds on Flowers)