https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3044/fullBook of Arithmetic Problems of Johannes Whisler1814–1815[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@10b52]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@10b52Watercolor and ink on paper, with leather bindingCopybook with seven full-page frakturs, two full-page drawings, fourteen small drawings, and 164 fraktur illuminated page headings interspersed throughout the book; the first full-page fraktur contains a trumpeting angel over a heart enclosing script over tulip vines and leaves, all in red, green, and yellow, all within a yellow and salmon scalloped and banded border; the second is similar to the first with the same colors; the third full page fraktur is of two soldiers on horseback, one above the other, each soldier wearing red, yellow, black, salmon, orange, and blue dress uniforms with their pistols drawn, the horses have overall red spots; the fourth full page fraktur is a tribute to the marriage of the artist to Esther Schuerrer, December 5th, 1815, with a heart at the bottom with German script, surmounted by elaborate tree of life with multicolored scrolled trunk, two pair of tulips, assorted birds, and large central eagle, all flanked by a pair of facing men in waistcoats, all intricate designs in vibrant colors of salmon, yellow, red, brown, and blue; the fifth full page example is similar to the fourth stylistically, the facing figures being women in colonial dress; the sixth full page depicts an intricate multicolored tree of life with rooster, parrot, peacocks, etc., all in red, blue, yellow, and black; the seventh example is similar to the sixth, but with animals including a central lion figure, a cat, a goat, a monkey, a squirrel, and a rabbit.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@40fThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/3391/rdf