Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Drawing |
Object ID # |
2013.68.6 |
Other Name |
Reward of Merit |
Title |
John Adam Eyer drawing, undated |
Creator |
Eyer, John Adam, 1755-1837 (attributed) |
Place of Origin |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1788 |
Year Range to |
1789 |
Material |
Laid paper, watercolor, ink |
Dimensions |
H-4.25 W-2.75 inches |
Description |
Small drawing, probably a school reward, undated. A stem with various kinds of flowers growing out of a small heart. The stem is full of green leaves. The flowers are colored in red, yellow and blue. There is a small flourish next to the heart. |
Provenance |
Purchased by the donor on the household auction of Mrs. Florence Miller, in Perkasie, PA in May 1979, along with three other small rewards by the same artist dated 1788 and 1789 (#2013.68.3-5). |
Source |
Gift of Mary Jane Lederach Hershey & Hiram R. Hershey |
People |
Eyer, John Adam, 1755-1837 |
Collection |
Fraktur |