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Fraktur (Writing sample)
Johannes Bard
1819-1821
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johannes Bard (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2011.0028.014
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Nick and Jo Wilson
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Object Number
2011.0028.014
Object Name
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johannes Bard (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable creation place is Union Township, Adams County, PA where Johannes Bard lived and worked.
Date
1819-1821
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Dimensions (inches)
7.125 (H) x 7.875 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.098 (H) x 20.003 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wheatcroft, David. 2005 The Authentic Eye: Revisiting Folk Art Masterworks.
• For two more pages from this book, see nos. 63 and 64.Thesis: Ames, Alexander Lawrence. 2014 Heavenly Handwriting, Teutonic Type: Faith & Script in German Pennsylvania, ca. 1683-1855. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture