Item Info

Scripts/Text: Roman script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 672
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor
Transcription:

[on reverse]
Sarah Beckley

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored. This reward features an image of a pot with several flowers, including a large tulip. The owner’s name in Roman script is written on the reverse.
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: Beckley, Sarah
Bibliography:

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. 1840
Image Dimensions Width: 10.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 191
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener