Object Number 2013.0031.007 A

Object Name

Fraktur

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Friedrich Krebs (Artist)-1815
References: Weiser, "The Mad, Lovable World of Frederick Krebs," Der Reggeboge, 1988, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 49-88; Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 237-44. Krebs was the most prolific fraktur artist in America. It is believed he (like Christian Strenge) was a Hessian soldier who either stayed or returned to the United States after the Revolutionary War. He purchased thousands of printed birth and baptismal certificates from varous Reading printers.

Materials

Watercolor; Ink; Paper (laid)

Dimensions (inches)

6.375 (H) , 8 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.192 (H) , 20.32 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Minardi, Lisa. 2024 Americana Insights.
• Published: p. 48
[Book] Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
• See fig. 88 for an image of the uncut gilt paper.