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FREDERICK CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FRAKTUR DRAWING / BIRTH RECORD, watercolor and ink on paper, two connected pages, one page featuring a potted flower with two bird perched upon it, the other the name of "George W. Fernau" with the inscription "Son of Daniel Fernau / and Catherine his Wife / Was born on Friday 24 / of February -- 1832 / In The Year if our Lord", both pages are surrounded by elaborate borders, birds, and floral motifs. Housed under glass in a contemporary frame. Attributed to a follower of the Record Book Artist (Frederick Co., active first quarter 19th century). Second quarter 19th century. 8" x 13" object, 11 3/4" x 16 1/4" OA.
Catalogue Note: The present example is part of a larger grouping of fraktur drawings executed in the style of the Record Book Artist. It is thought that the original artist moves on and someone else takes over the fraktur drawing in the same style when families require additions to their family record book. Additional examples of the Record Book Artist's work are represented in the collections of the American Folk Art Museum, New York City; the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA; the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI; and the National Archives, Washington, DC.
Literature: See MESDA - Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts, May 1981, volume VII, number 1, pp. 1-19, "Decorated Family Record Books From the Valley of Virginia" by Carolyn J. Weekley.
Good condition with moderate wear to edges and losses in the corners, each with some minor foxing and toning.
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From the estate collection of Alfred "Al" Marzorini, Washington, DC.