Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 1014
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; graphite
Transcription:

T

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

Hand-drawn; hand-lettered. In the center of the item is an ornately drawn “T” in Fraktur that is decorated with several tulips and one other flower. One tulip and parts of the other flower are outlined in pencil and not colored in. According to Pastor Frederick S. Weiser, this fraktur is of Schwenkfelder origin.

Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1840
Image Dimensions Width: 21.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 423
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener