Item Info

Weiser Number: 153
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Category: Reward of Merit (Belohnung)
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored. In the center of the drawing is a leafy plant with several flowers, including a tulip at the top. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. The pairs of alternate striped and solid green leaves relate to known work by Johann Adam Eyer. See also FLP 169.
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: Eyer, Johann Adam
Bibliography:

“Johann Adam Eyer” in Cory M. Amsler, ed. Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 256-261.

“Johann Adam Eyer” 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, pp. 256-260.

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

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Montgomery or Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 10.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 225
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator