Item Info

Creation Date: 5/21/1861
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Wandle auf Rosen und vergiß mein nicht! \ Dieses \ wünscht \ Dein \ wahrer Freund \ Constantin Jakob Deininger. \ Lehrer \ in \ Reading Penn., d. 21. Mai A. D. 1861

Translation:

Walk on roses and forget me not! This wishes your true friend Constantin Jakob Deininger, teacher in Reading, Penn., the 21st of May A. D. 1861.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur as well as a bunch of roses and a bunch of forget-me-nots are within an oval in the center of the document. Additional text in Fraktur is below it. The oval is enclosed in a richly decorated frame. For another fraktur by this artist, see FLP B-1006.

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: Deininger, Constantin Jakob
Bibliography:

"Constantin Jacob Deininger" 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), 2^nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 173-176.

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:[Berks]
City/Town/Township:Reading
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 5.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1005
Creator Name: Constantin Jakob Deininger (active c. 1833-c. 1871) - Decorator
Constantin Jakob Deininger (active c. 1833-c. 1871) - Scrivener