1961.1127 Fraktur, 1957.1185 A Frame, view 1
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Fraktur (Religious text)

  • Title:

    Religious text (The Lord's Prayer) for Johannes Bähr

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Hans Jacob Brubacher (Scrivener and decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Martic Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    February 10 1764 (1764-1764)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1961.1127


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Object Number

1961.1127

Object Name

Fraktur (Religious text)

Title

Religious text (The Lord's Prayer) for Johannes Bähr

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Hans Jacob Brubacher (Scrivener and decorator)-1802
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, pp. 79-81. Brubacher signed his works "HIBB", "HIB", "IHB", and "BHI".

Place of Origin

Martic Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Brubacher lived in Martic Township (now Providence Township).

Date

February 10 1764 (1764-1764)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom of text within circle; Anno 1764 den 10 ten/ Hornung Jacob/ Brübacher gott/ allein die ehre
2. Inscription; Bottom outside of circle; Anno/1764/ den 10 hor/ nung
3. Inscription; Bottom right; ·I·H·B·

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

2.22 (H) , 2.3 (W) , 2.22 (Image H) , 2.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.65 (H) , 5.85 (W) , 2.22 (Image H) , 2.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.2-2.3 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
• Published as fig. 3, frontispiece.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 258, p. 262.
[Article] Johnson, David R. 01//1986 "Hans Jacob Brubacher, Fraktur Artist". Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. 9 (1): 11-17.
• Published on p. 13.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 133.
[Book] Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 33, on p. 44.