Object Number 1957.1252

Object Name

Fraktur (Drawing)

Title

Drawing of a leopard and birds in a tree

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bernhard Misson (Artist)
Bernhard Misson was a fraktur artist and schoolmaster who taught in Haycock and Durham Townships, Bucks County.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1825

Materials

Ink; Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

9.6 (H) , 8.1 (W) , 8.5 (Image H) , 8.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.4 (H) , 20.6 (W) , 8.5 (Image H) , 8.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• For more on this artist, see pp. 221-225.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• See pp. 206-207 and 527.
[Book] Lichten, Frances. 1946 Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania.
• Published on p. 201.