Marriage Record for Thomas K. Watson and Mary Ann Price
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00394
Title: Marriage Record for Thomas K. Watson and Mary Ann Price
Scripts/Text:
Roman script
Language: English
Weiser Number: 407
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:
Married \ June [in pencil: 18th AD] 1859 by \ Rev Thomas Jager \ Mr Thomas K Watson \ to Miss Mary Ann \ Price
Category: Marriage Record
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Roman script is in the center of the document. Above and below it are various types of flowers, including tulips and roses.
Associated Names: Watson, Thomas K.
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
“Late Berks County Artist” in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 501-502.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics and artist’s location
Region/County:[Berks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1860
Image Dimensions Width: 22.6 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 394
Creator Name: Late Berks County Artist (active c. 1830-1865) - Decorator
Late Berks County Artist (active c. 1830-1865) - Scrivener
Marriage Record for Thomas K. Watson and Mary Ann Price