Drawing (Leafy Flower)
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00591
Title: Drawing (Leafy Flower)
Weiser Number:
581
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid 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 tall flower with a leafy stem. The entire item is framed by a decorative border.
This drawing bears a close relationship to the work of schoolmasters David Kulp and Isaac Gross.
Associated Names: Kulp, David
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999).
Henry S. Borneman, Pennsylvania German Illuminated Manuscripts (Norristown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1937), published as plate 8.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 17 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 591
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Drawing (Leafy Flower)