Fraktur for Rebecca Correll

Dateca. 1815

Artist Martin Brechall (ca. 1757 - 1831)

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Berks County

MediumWatercolor and ink on paper

DimensionsFramed: 10 x 15 1/8in.

Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen C. Schimpff, MD

Object number2015.305.1

DescriptionEarly example of a printed fraktur with hand wrought embellishments. In addition to being signed by the artist, all four sides are adorned with orange and yellow rosettes, tulips and vines which are all indications of Brechall's work. The printed centerpiece has a geometric border and blank spaces that have been filled in with period manuscript.