Item Info

Weiser Number: 163
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 plant with two smaller flowers and a large compass-drawn star or flower that is within a circle. The drawing is framed by a decorative border.  The intricate borders show the influence of the artist Jacob Oberholtzer.

Associated Names: Oberholtzer, Jacob
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 280-283.

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 12.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 614
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator