Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 137
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Wie sich Ein Wanders=Mann söhnt \ schritt um schritt fort zu Eilen \ Also Will ich in der lehr, \ Zu zu nehmen nicht verweilen

Translation:

As a traveller strives to hurry forth step by step, so will I not wait to increase my knowledge.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the center of the document is a walking man wearing breeches, a red tailcoat, and hat. He is smoking a long pipe and carrying a walking stick in one hand. He is flanked by two tall tulips. The text within a rectangular frame is beneath him. The entire document is framed by a decorative border.

Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

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

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: 21.1 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 662
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener