1957.1245 Fraktur, view 1
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Fraktur (Drawing)

  • Title:

    Reward

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Engraver Artist (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1791-1805

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Glass

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1245


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Object Number

1957.1245

Object Name

Fraktur (Drawing)

Title

Reward

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Engraver Artist (Artist)
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 132. The Engraver Artist's fraktur are distinguished by his used of patterns, woodblocks and stamps to execute a variety of subjects, including people and objects.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Origin is southeastern Pennsylvania, probably Berks County. The majority of this artist's known works are for Berks County families; several were made for children born in Northampton and Northumberland Counties.

Date

1791-1805

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Glass

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Construction Description

Glass appears to be hand blown.

Dimensions (inches)

4 (H) , 4.75 (W) , 3 (Image H) , 4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.2 (H) , 12.06 (W) , 3 (Image H) , 4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Image measurements by sight, in frame. No image measurements in conservation file.

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published as pl. 37.
[Book] Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
Many examples of small fraktur.
[Book] Hershey, Mary Jane Lederach. 2003 This Teaching I Present: Fraktur from the Skippack and Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse Schools, 1747-1836.
On the use of small fraktur as rewards, see p. 31.
[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. 242. For more on this artist, see pp. 242-243.
[Book] Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
Example by same artist pictured on p. 238, fig. 193.