Fraktur: A Flower and Two Initials

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Sunburst flower with twenty-four petals; 6 yellow, 6 red, 12 blue, on a brown stem with brown and blue leaves. An initial on either side of the stem. Left one, on "H". Form known as "bookmark".
Credit Line
Gift of Hamill and Barker
1780–1800
Accession Number
1962-143-82
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Calligraphy
Type
Calligraphy
Medium
Calligraphy in brown ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
10 × 9.7 cm (3 15/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Paris, France
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Record ID
chndm_1962-143-82
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b449c1b4-e0db-475f-9697-9dbdc0959620
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