Drawing (Tree with Two Birds)
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00163
Title: Drawing (Tree with Two Birds)
Scripts/Text:
Fraktur
Weiser Number: 887
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor
Watermark: 1826
Transcription:
[on the bottom]
D H
Translation:
[on the bottom]
D H
Category: Drawing
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The image depicts a pair of outward-facing birds, perched on a stylized tree with leafy branches and flowers. The artist’s initials are hidden in the drawing along the bottom edge.
Associated Names: Herr, David
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
“David Herr” 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. 1, p. 384.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 22 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 163
Creator Name: David Herr (1771-?) - Decorator
David Herr (1771-?) - Scrivener
Drawing (Tree with Two Birds)