Item Info

Scripts/Text: Roman print (see Notes)
Language: German
Weiser Number: 540
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: plow
Transcription:

[in circle]
A H \ H A \ D O H

[along bottom]
A B C D E F G H
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The initials are within a circle in the center of the document, and the alphabet is along the lower edge. The letters are written in block form similar to an embroidery pattern. In the upper center is a crown. In the upper corners are two inward facing birds perched on leafy stems of flowers. In the lower portion of the document are various leafy stems of flowers, including tulips. The entire document is framed by a decorative border.  The flowers and leaves show the influence fo the work of artist and schoolmaster Johann Adam Eyer.

Associated Names: Eyer, Johann Adam
Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 256-265.

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: 25.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1082
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener