Item Info

Scripts/Text: German script; Roman print
Weiser Number: 619
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor
Transcription:

by \ Filbert \ Achey \ 1826

[on reverse, in German script]
Friederich \ Hoffmann \ sein Daufschein \ Wer es stiehld \ der ist ein Dieb \ No \ 4 
 

Translation:

By Filbert Achey, 1826.

[on reverse, in German script]
Friederich Hoffmann his baptismal Certificate. Whoever steals it is a thief. No. 4.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered; cutwork. In the center of the document is a heart. It is surrounded by flowers and two birds that are cut out and hand-colored. The name and year are below the hearts. Along the bottom is a rectangular frame. This document was apparently intended for Friederich Hoffmann; however, it has not been completed.

Associated Names: Hoffmann, Friederich
Bibliography:

"Filbert Achey"  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. 46-47.

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:Lebanon
City/Town/Township:Heidelberg Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1826
Image Dimensions Width: 20.1 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1047
Creator Name: Filbert Achey (1812-1832) - Decorator
Filbert Achey (1812-1832) - Scrivener