Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 658
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

O edel Herz \ bedenk \ dein \ end

Translation:

O noble heart, ponder your demise.

Category: Reward of Merit (Belohnung)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur within a heart is in the lower center of the document. From the heart protrudes a leafy tulip with several additional flowers. In the lower corners are two flowers. Small drawings, often lacking inscriptions and referred to as bookmarks by collectors, were given by schoolmasters to their students as rewards for good behavior and scholastic accomplishments.

Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Bucks or Montgomery]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 12 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 563
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener