2011.0028.016 Fraktur, view 1
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Fraktur (Writing sample)

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Johannes Bard (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1819-1821

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Museum Object Number:

    2011.0028.016


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2011.0028.016

Object Name

Fraktur (Writing sample)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Nick and Jo Wilson

Creator (Role)

Johannes Bard (Artist)
1797-1861

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Probable creation place is Union Township, Adams County, PA where Johannes Bard lived and worked.

Date

1819-1821

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Dimensions (inches)

7.875 (H) , 8.375 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.003 (H) , 21.273 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Wheatcroft, David. 2005 The Authentic Eye: Revisiting Folk Art Masterworks.
For two more pages from this book, see nos. 63 and 64.
[Thesis] Ames, Alexander Lawrence. 2014 Heavenly Handwriting, Teutonic Type: Faith & Script in German Pennsylvania, ca. 1683-1855. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture