Object Number 2013.0031.043.002

Object Name

Fraktur (Bookplate)

Title

Maria Appel, 1825

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

Samuel Bentz
02/26/1792-03/21/1850
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dates, pp. 55-59. Bentz was known as the Mount Pleasant Artist until 1986, when the only signed work by him was discovered. Bentz's father was an itinerant farmer, joiner and itinerant Lutheran preacher (not an ordained pastor) who committed suicide in 1818. It is unclear whether Bentz was affiliated with any church, and he is one of a few fraktur artists who do not include religious verses on their certificates (he also rarely included birth and baptism location). He is also known for drawing clocks on his certificates.

Place of Origin

Cocalico Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1825

Materials

Watercolor; Ink; Paper (wove)

Dimensions (inches)

3.7 (H) , 6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.4 (H) , 16 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Weiser, Frederick S. 1986 "Samuel Bentz, the 'Mount Pleasant' Artist". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 2 (2)
• See pp. 40-41 for related bookplates.