Drawing for Abraham Stauffer

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Drawing for Abraham Stauffer

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Item No: frk00745
Title: Drawing for Abraham Stauffer
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 562
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

A St.


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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the center of the document is a portrait of a woman in profile. She is wearing a striped dress and a necklace. She is smelling a tulip that she is holding in her hand. The initials in Fraktur are in the upper corners. The entire document is framed by a decorative scrolled border. The owner's name and date are on the reverse. For a record of the reverse, see FLP 745v.


Associated Names: Stauffer, Abraham
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1809
Image Dimensions Width: 10.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 745
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener

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