Item Info

Scripts/Text: German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 609
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

[on reverse]
Abraham Hoch \ sein Bild

Translation:

[on reverse]
Abraham Hoch his picture

Category: Reward of Merit (Belohnung)
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored. This reward features a leafy stem of flowers in the center. The item is framed by a decorative border. The owner’s name in German script is penciled on the reverse. Frederick S. Weiser noted that this piece was probably from Berks County. Small drawings, often lacking inscriptions and referred to as bookmarks by collectors, were given by schoolmasters to their students as rewards for good behavior and scholastic accomplishments.

Associated Names: Hoch, Abraham
Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), p. 333.

Frederick S. Weiser, The Gift is Small, the Love is Great (York, Pa.: York Graphic Services, Inc., 1994).

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1820
Image Dimensions Width: 9.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 190
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener