Item Info

Scripts/Text: Roman script
Weiser Number: 408
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor
Category: Drawing
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored. In the center of the document is a leafy tree with a bird. To the left are three large tulips, and to the right are several flower spikes. All appear to be growing in grassy ground.  For the reverse see FLP 1045v. See also FLP 394, 1015b, 1016b, and 1132 for other examples by this artist.

Associated Names: Baer, Rosabella Elisabeth
Bibliography:

"Late Berks County Artist"  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. 2, pp. 501-502.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Berks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1850
Image Dimensions Width: 18.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1045
Creator Name: [Late Berks County Artist (active c. 1830-1865)] - Decorator
[Late Berks County Artist (active c. 1830-1865)] - Scrivener