Drawing for Anna Stoltzfuss
Fraktur
Item Info
Language: German
Weiser Number: 606
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:
Anno. Domini 1811. \ dieses \ gehöret mir \ Anna Stoltzfuß \ zu. \
Translation:
Anno Domini 1811. This belongs to me, Anna Stoltzfuß.
Category: Drawing
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
According to Daniel and Kathryn McCauley (see bibliography), Anna Stoltzfus lived from 1799-1870 and was probably the second child of John and Veronica (King) Stoltzfus. She married Christian Petersheim, an Amish immigrant, about 1820. They lived on a farm in Mascot, Lancaster County, PA and had five children.
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the middle of the document is a three-stemmed flower that protrudes from a semi-circle. The text in Roman script and Fraktur is next to and within the semi-circle. The document is framed by a decorative border.
Associated Names: Stoltzfuss, Anna
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
Daniel and Kathryn McCauley, Decorative Arts of the Amish of Lancaster County (Intercourse, Pa.: Good Books, 1988), published on p. 19.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1811
Image Dimensions Width: 19.9 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 647
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener
Drawing for Anna Stoltzfuss