Fraktur of Benjamin L. Fancher

Artist/Maker
Leonard, Gardiner
Place Made
Monongalia County West Virginia United States of America
Date Made
1850
Medium
ink and watercolor on laid paper
Accession Number
5796.1
Description
Fraktur with floral band at the top, below it reads; “BENJAMIN L. FANCHER/son to DANL and AMA Fancher/ was born on the 5th July 1838″ Below a yellow line reads; ” … Fortune be modest and wise…..” below the text is an illlustration of a dog eating from the hand of a man.
Credit Line
MESDA Purchase Fund