Item Info

Scripts/Text: German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 644
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: W & S
Transcription:

Lust \ und \ lib

[along upper edge]
13=4

[in the lower portion of the document, written sideways]
59 \ 7=4=11
1 4=1 
5=1
4=1=1 
7=4=11
4 9=10

Translation:

Desire and love

[along upper edge]
13=4

[in the lower portion of the document, written sideways]
59 \ 7=4=11
1 4=1 
5=1
4=1=1 
7=4=11
4 9=10

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the center of the document are two outward-facing, intertwined birds, with wings outstretched toward the sides. Their legs are extended into an abstract form, representing a geometric pattern, or a compass. Two small birds are perched on the larger wings. The same image is sketched in a smaller size in the lower right corner. In the lower left is a heart from which stems of leafy flowers are protruding. In the upper corners are flowers. In the lower center is a pot, with two lines that extends up to the large birds. The numbers, which seem to have been written in random fashion, appear to be unrelated to the motif. The document has the appearance of an unfinished or practice piece of work that was also used for sketching and mathematical calculations.

Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 21 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 177
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener