Rare 1810 Wythe County, VA Fraktur, att. Wild Turkey Artist

Watercolor and ink on laid paper, featuring a pair of facing turkeys flanking a Maltese cross and further flanked by tulips, above a rectangular reserve inscribed in German, above a central heart inscribed in German "Mein Herz soll sein / Gott der herrn / allein" and flanked by four further inscriptions. Presented under glass within modern frame, matted and double sided for viewing of the verso with faint illegible inscriptions.

SS 7 x 11.75 in.; DOA 14.5 x 19 in.

From the Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

Fading; creasing; some minor areas of loss to center crease and upper right corner; some light damp stains. Not examined out of the frame.

$2,000 - 4,000