American, Pennsylvania German: Cover for a Book of Copy Models (Vorschriften-Büchlein), Johann Adam Eyer, American, Pennsylvania German, 1784, Watercolor, pen and iron gall ink, and pen and red watercolor on laid paper, This Pennsylvania German watercolor, in a style known as 'fraktur,' was made in 1784 as the cover of a book for young students practicing writing. Translated, the inscription enclosed within the heart reads, 'This little book of writing models belongs to Elisabetha Lädtermann, pupil of writing in the Deep Run School, written out for her the 16th of December, Anno Domini 1784.',

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