Drawing (Bird on Leafy Flower)
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00471
Title: Drawing (Bird on Leafy Flower)
Scripts/Text:
Fraktur
Weiser Number: 884
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: S Boyer
Transcription:
[D]avid [Her]r
Category: Drawing
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the center of the document is a bird on a multi-stemmed flower with a profusion of small leaves and various flowers, including heart-shaped ones and tulips. In the upper left corner is a rosette, and in the upper center is a tulip. The name in Fraktur is written along the lower edge. The entire item is framed by a decorative border.
Associated Names: Herr, David
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
"David Herr" 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, p. 384.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:Lancaster
State/Province:Pennsylvania
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 21.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 471
Creator Name: David Herr (1771-?) - Decorator
David Herr (1771-?) - Scrivener
Drawing (Bird on Leafy Flower)