Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Weiser Number: 1016
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: fleur-de-lis
Transcription:

D

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The letter D in decorative Fraktur is in the center of the document. It is framed by a decorative border.  The name Abraham Hübner [Heebner] on the reverse of the drawing may refer to either the maker or the recipient; several people of this name are associated with fraktur production.  Probably Schwenkfelder in origin.

Associated Names: Hübner, Abraham
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Dennis K. Moyer, Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Collection (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1997).

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1818
Image Dimensions Width: 15.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 611
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator