Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 222
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Bild Gehöret \ Mir \ Elisabeth Detweiler \ 1826

Translation:

This picture belongs to me, Elisabeth Detweiler, 1826.

Category: Cutwork
Media Type: Cutwork
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; cut outs. In the center of the document is a portrait of a woman in profile. The text is in a rectangular frame is beneath her. Both are surrounded by ornaments and flowers, including a tulip. All of the decorative elements are cut out. The entire document is framed by a decorative border.

Associated Names: Faber, Wilhelmus Antonius
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

"Wilhelmus Antonius Faber" 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), 2^nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 264-265.

Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristic's and artist's location
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1826
Image Dimensions Width: 15.8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 657
Creator Name: [Wilhelmus Antonius Faber (active c. 1790-1820)] - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener