What letter is this?

[Aries M]

Hello Flourish Fellows! 

My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"?  Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.

So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)

[RoughDiamond]

I think you'll find this is an "L".

In my experience the "C" has a curved left hand stroke while a "D" has a strong right hand stroke.

[Gary]

Hello Flourish Fellows! 

My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"?  Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.

So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)

For me it's a Gothic Black letter "L".

[AnasaziWrites]

Hello Flourish Fellows! 

My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"?  Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.

So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)

It's L

A form of textura, similar  or identical to Linotext (also called wedding text) done by Morris Fuller Benton in 1901.
(this page 183 from "Fractur Mon Amour" by Judith Schalansky}

[Aries M]

I think you'll find this is an "L".

In my experience the "C" has a curved left hand stroke while a "D" has a strong right hand stroke.

Thank you! I have seen so many variations that I could see all 3 of them to a degree!

[Aries M]

Hello Flourish Fellows! 

My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"?  Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.

So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)

It's L

A form of textura, similar  or identical to Linotext (also called wedding text) done by Morris Fuller Benton in 1901.
(this page 183 from "Fractur Mon Amour" by Judith Schalansky}

Thank you! This is the closest printed example Ive seen of it. Definitely an L!