Small Bookplate Fraktur

Description:

Small Bookplate Fraktur, attributed to David Kulp, the "Brown Leaf Artist" of Deep Run School, Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, c. 1810, large red, yellow, and black flower on a yellow and black stem sprouting smaller red, yellow, and black tulips; above a block of text, all in a checkered border, in a black molded frame, ht. 5 3/8, wd. 2 7/8 in. (sight).

Provenance: J. David Miller Collection, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Sheet is skillfully mounted in sealed custom mat. It appears to be mounted only at the corners using a three-dimensional mount and the corners do not appear to be attached directly to the mat. There is no obvious damage or evidence or repair.


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