Fraktur for Rebecca Correll
Dateca. 1815
Artist
Martin Brechall
(ca. 1757 - 1831)
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.1824-1828 (range of the entires in the album).
1847
1845-1855
1800-1827 (compiled); some 1726
1805-1815
1805-1815
1766-1777
1795-1805
1760-1780