Object Number 1967.0895 A

Object Name

Fraktur (Cutwork valentine or love letter)

Title

Dinah McFadgen

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Chester or Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Chester or Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Date

1800-1840

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Paper (wove)

Techniques

Cutwork, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

16.89 (H) , 13.25 (W) , 16.3 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.9 (H) , 33.65 (W) , 16.3 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW, and Image H and W of secondary support. H at left. W at bottom. Diam. of cutwork: 12.75 in. (32.4 cm). Not possible to measure chain intervals and laid lines of cutwork.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 111, cat. no. 56; p.111, cat. no. 56.