Deidamla Swallow (b. 1778, Groton, MA) Fraktur Penmanship Nameplate in Lemon Gold Frame doves I do believe German

I do believe German

I have not cleaned them--a few have a fair amount of dust or residue inside

crisp and clear

and all the paint still well in tact

Deidamla Swallow (b. 1778, Groton, MA) Fraktur Penmanship Nameplate in Lemon Gold Frame doves I do believe GermanYou know how much I love fine examples of early penmanship with fancy fraktur lettering, but I love the name Deidamia Swallow at least equally as much! And if my name were Deidamia Swallow, I would most certainly want to hang it proudly on the wall. Executed in black ink, dated February 28, 1811, behind glass in the perfect antique gilded frame. And I have identified Deidamia, born Deidamia Woods on October 28, 1778 in Groton, MA, married to Nahum