At first glance, you might think this is a P or an E but look again and it becomes clear that the artist meant for this drop cap image to be used as an F. This letter f image is from an 1870 text that discussed the common themes and ideas utilized by a group of authors including Shakespeare. Who better than Shakespeare to be associated with beautiful letter images?
The letter F looks as if a trio of beads were used to hold it together. The white letter and beads are on a black speckled background. Adorning the letter are a pair of flowers with leaves. As you can see, this F is for flowers.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
