Fraktur (Writing specimen)

  • Title:

    Writing specimen (Vorschrift) of Catharine Neff

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Catharine Neff (Scrivener and decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    April 17 1790 (1790-1790)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Wood

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1985.0090


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1985.0090

Object Name

Fraktur (Writing specimen)

Title

Writing specimen (Vorschrift) of Catharine Neff

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Anne H. Torbert in memory of Mary E. Cassel Holloway

Creator (Role)

Catharine Neff (Scrivener and decorator)

Place of Origin

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

Date

April 17 1790 (1790-1790)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription ; Bottom right on obverse; Catharina Neeffin/ 1790
2. Inscription; Top center on reverse; gehöret Catharina Neeffin/ Geschreiben den 17/ten April 1790.

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Wood

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

7.125 (H) , 6.125 (W) , 7.125 (Image H) , 6.125 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.098 (H) , 15.558 (W) , 7.125 (Image H) , 6.125 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements folded, H at left. W at center. Unfolded measurements: H (at left) 7.125 in. (18.1 cm); W (at bottom): 12.4 in. (31.5 cm). Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured. Frame measurements: H (at left) 8.0 in. (20.2 cm); W (at bottom) 7.0 in. (17.7 cm); D (at bottom left corner) .5 in. (1.3 cm).

Watermark

Script letters: "CP"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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