Object Number 1965.1339

Object Name

Fraktur (Cutwork valentine)

Title

Adam/ Dambach,/ In/ Lancaster/ 1779

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacob Botz
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dates, pp. 69-70.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1779

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Cutwork, Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Construction Description

Paper folded into eighths and cut.

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 13.2 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 12.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33 (H) , 33.5 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 12.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

Partial: Circle with a crown

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Watermark appears to be that of Frederick Wilhelm Hoffman at Great Gunpowder Falls, Maryland (see Gravell 93, p. 182, fig. 257).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as pl. 42.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on pp. 89 and 110, figs. 55 and 89; p.110, cat. no. 55.
[Article] Mass, Jennifer, et al. 09//2005 Materials of the Pennsylvania German Fraktur Artist. Antiques. 168 (3): 128-135.
• Published as pl. VIII, on p. 132.
[Catalogue] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as no. 119.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published as no. 83.
[Book] Schaffner, Cynthia V.A. & Klein, Susan. 1984 Folk Hearts: A Celebration of the Heart Motif in American Folk Art.
• Published as no. 137.