Drawing (Pelican in its Piety)
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00585
Title: Drawing (Pelican in its Piety)
Weiser Number:
631
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor
Category: Drawing
Media Type: Drawings
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored. In the center of the document is a bird that is piercing its own breast with its beak. Three smaller birds on a pedestal-like nest are reaching up to feed on the blood that is sprouting from the wound. The item is framed by a decorative border.
See FLP 584 for a related example.
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
Michael S. Bird, O Noble Heart, O Edel Herz: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art (Lancaster: Heritage Center Museum, 2002), pp. 91-92.
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1820
Image Dimensions Width: 12 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 585
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Drawing (Pelican in its Piety)