Friederich
Works on Paper
Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Weisenberg Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
1961.1130
Object Number1961.1130 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Friederich
Works on Paper
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)
c. 1729-05//1787
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, pp. 360-64; Swank, Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans, p. 261.
Schumacher is one of a few fraktur artists who were also pastors - although he was not ordained by the Lutheran Church and therefore should not have been administering the sacraments (The Earnests provide a rather frank account of his life.)
Weisenberg Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. This area is now part of Lehigh County. Schumacher also lived in this township.
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
7.7 (H) , 12 (W)
19.5 (H) , 30.5 (W)
Edges uneven. H at left. W at bottom. No image measurements in conservation files. Chain intervals: 2.5 -2.8 cm; 10-11 laid lines per cm.
Coat of arms of Britain in crowned, triple circle
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as pl. I, pp. 312-3.
[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. 688.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 156,157, pl. 34
[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 52, p.40