Religious text for Elisabetha Eckmann
Works on Paper
Adam Siegel (Scrivener)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
June 13 1803 (1803-1803)
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
1969.0596
Object Number1969.0596 |
Fraktur (Religious text)
Religious text for Elisabetha Eckmann
Works on Paper
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Adam Siegel (Scrivener)-1809
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 371; Swank, Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans, p. 261.
Winterthur's fraktur 69.596 is the only documented example of Siegel's work.
Siegel taught in several Lancaster County schools. He was not a Mennonite, although he did make fraktur for them. His works is distinguished by his illuminated capital letters, which often include faces.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
June 13 1803 (1803-1803)
1. Inscription; Bottom; Geschrieben von mir Adam Siegel Juni 13\th...1803
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
3.5 (H) , 6 (W) , 3.4 (Image H) , 6 (Image W)
8.9 (H) , 15.3 (W) , 3.4 (Image H) , 6 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; 9-10 laid lines per cm.
none
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 257, p. 261.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 703.