Letter J
Fraktur
Item Info
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; ink
Transcription:
J
Category: Other
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Attributed by Donald A. Shelley to Christian Peters. A dated 1777 vorschrift by Peters gives a location in Switzerland. See also FLP 1194-1196 for related examples; traces of stitching along the left margin suggests the four papers once formed part of a booklet. See also FLP 1197.
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-lettered. In the left area of the paper is a prominent and richly decorated letter J. The drawing is uncolored and unfinished.
Associated Names: Peters, Christian
Provenance: Donald A. Shelley
Bibliography:
"Christian Peter" 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), 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 617.
Donald A. Shelley, The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans (Allentown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1961); published as fig. 74a; see also figs. 74b-d, 75, and 229 for other examples.
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Possibly Switzerland
State/Province:Unknown
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 18.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1193
Creator Name: [Christian Peters (active c. 1777)] - Scrivener
[Christian Peters (active c. 1777)] - Decorator
Letter J