Item No: frk00407

Title:
Drawing (Tree-like Flower)

Category:
Drawing

Creators:
Decorator: Anonymous
Scrivener: Anonymous

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

Creation Date: ca. 1830 - ca. 1850

Physical Description: Leaf

Dimensions: 26.2 cm x 19.2 cm

Material: Wove paper; watercolor

Media Type: Drawings

Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored. In the lower center is a heart. From its top extends a tall flower with several branches that are decorated with a variety of leaves, fruits and flowers. Based on design characteristics, this fraktur is likely Schwenkfelder in origin.

Provenance:
Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Dennis K. Moyer, Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Collection (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1997).

Weiser Number: 1009

Subjects:

• Berries
• Flowers
• Fruit
• Hearts (Symbols)
• Rosettes
• Strawberries
• Tulips

Source:
Rare Book Department