1961.1130 Fraktur, 1957.1186 Frame, view 1
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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

  • Title:

    Friederich

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Weisenberg Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1961.1130


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1961.1130

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Friederich

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

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.)

Place of Origin

Weisenberg Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. This area is now part of Lehigh County. Schumacher also lived in this township.

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

7.7 (H) , 12 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.5 (H) , 30.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

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.

Watermark

Coat of arms of Britain in crowned, triple circle

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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