Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Weiser Number: 856
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: G U
Transcription:

David Kolb

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The name in Fraktur within a border of leafy, flowering vines is in the lower portion of the document. Above it is a decorative element with a bar and two arches. Three stemmed leafy flowers protrude from its center, flanked by two inward-facing birds and various additional flowers. The entire document is enclosed in a decorative border.
According to Frederick S. Weise, this fraktur was probably the wrapper of a copybook.

Associated Names: Kolb, David
Provenance: Levi E. Yoder

Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 262-265; published as fig. 230.

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Bucks]
City/Town/Township:[Bedminster Township]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 31.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 318
Creator Name: Anonymous [School of Johann Adam Eyer (active c. 1790-1820)] - Decorator
Anonymous [School of Johann Adam Eyer (active c. 1790-1820)] - Scrivener