Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 620
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 flower with several stems of tulips. A bird is perched in the center of it. 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

Bibliography:

Lisa Minardi, "Quill & Brush: An Introduction to Pennsylvania German Fraktur," in Framing Fraktur: Pennsylvania German Material Culture & Contemporary Art, ed. Judith Tannenbaum (Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 2015), published on p. 38 as fig. 23.

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 12.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 568
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener