1957.1253 Fraktur, 1965.1911 A Frame, view 1
  • 1957.1253 Fraktur, 1965.1911 A Frame, view 1
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Fraktur (Drawing)

  • Title:

    Drawing of a bird

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1800-1850

  • Materials:

    Ink; Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1253


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Object Number

1957.1253

Object Name

Fraktur (Drawing)

Title

Drawing of a bird

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Montgomery County.

Date

1800-1850

Materials

Ink; Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

8.96 (H) , 7.12 (W) , 7.4 (Image H) , 6.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.75 (H) , 18.09 (W) , 7.4 (Image H) , 6.5 (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] Moyer, Dennis K. 1998 Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Collection.

[Book] Hershey, Mary Jane Lederach. 2003 This Teaching I Present: Fraktur from the Skippack and Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse Schools, 1747-1836.