Object Number 1957.1190

Object Name

Fraktur (House blessing)

Title

House blessing (Haus-Segen)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin probably Lehigh or Northampton County, Pennsylvania based on related example.

Date

1803

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

12.8 (H) , 15.6 (W) , 12.1 (Image H) , 14.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

32.6 (H) , 39.5 (W) , 12.1 (Image H) , 14.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

Center right: "Matthews" in triple oval with sheaf of wheat

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Probably 1802 paper.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 56, plate IV.
[Other] Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
• Published: 1992
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as plate 35.
[Book] Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published: p. 141, fig. 144.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2014 Adam Hains and the Philadelphia-Reading Connection. American Furniture. 143-201.
• Published: p. 154, fig. 21.
[Book] Hansen, David S. 2013 An Intimate Look at the American Longrifle: Its Art and Evolution.
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