Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Reward of Merit |
Object ID # |
2021.15.10 |
Other Name |
School Reward |
Title |
Reward of merit by David Kulp, circa 1815 |
Creator |
Kulp, David, 1777-1834 (attributed) |
Place of Origin |
Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1810 |
Year Range to |
1815 |
Material |
Paper, ink |
Dimensions |
H-5.25 W-3.25 inches |
Description |
Fraktur-style reward of merit (school reward), circa 1815, easily attributed to Schoolmaster David Kulp of Bedminster Township, Bucks County. Features a bird (robin) perched atop a multi-bloom tulip plant with slender brown leaves. Has a simple lined border. Dark stain at bottom left. |
Provenance |
Fraktur school reward, circa 1815, made by Schoolmaster David Kulp (1777-1834) of Bedminster Township, Bucks County. Comes from the Wismer-Overholt-Tyson family of Bedminster Township and of the Deep Run Mennonite congregation. It was passed down in the family to Carrie W. Overholt (1887-1971) of Bedminster Township who married Jacob A. Tyson, and then to their daughter Elsie O. Tyson (1910-2000) who married Christian M. Meyers. They were the parents-in-law of the donor. |
Source |
Gift of Marvin A. Anders |
People |
Kulp, David, 1777-1834 |