Item Info

Scripts/Text: German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 601
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Schau an der Schönen \ Blummen zier und siehe \ Wie sie mir und dir [text breaks off]

Translation:

Look at the beautiful adornment of flowers and see how it to me and you [text breaks off]

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the center of the reward is a leafy plant with one large and several smaller flowers. It is framed by a decorative border. Below it is the text.
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.

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. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 8.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 206
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener