punchbowl engraving font

[diandwill]

Is there a name for this font? It is a script with small extra cuts on the sides of each letter. I have to engrave 2 names on a 120 year old punch bowl, and need to get them as close as possible to the originals (done in Sweden in 1919).
Thanks, Will

 

[mdengraver]

To get advice you may need to enlarge that picture.

 

[Marrinan]

In the old days a lot of lettering styles were developed by the engraver for his shop, a particular piece or customer. Often an engraver would have several that he or she alone would us, Add flourishes if the job paid well enough. etc. Then on top of that you have house fonts, created for one specific shop. You also had Font writers that created fonts for one family. Some times you just look at existing samples and try to extrapolate missing letters. I might suggest you contact Dr. Joe Vitolo, THE Expert on penmanship here on the Café. Fred

 

[rodsta]

From what I can see it's a leaf script with small leaves or the diamond cut element but a better picture would help. It shouldn't be hard to replicate as it looks like a pretty straight forward written script with the added ornament. Here's a pic that is close to the same type of ornament I think. I've seen your work.....you got this.

 

[amcarter]

It's amazing how much the little diamonds added.

 

[monk]

possibly hand drawn by the engraver, with no particular font in mind.

 

[rodsta]

Exactly what I thought Monk. There were all sorts of embellishments that the engraver would just add to his regular font for a different look.

Rod

 

[LVVP]

Good to know, thanks