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On Display: House - Fraktur Hall
Fraktur (Cutwork birth and baptismal certificate)
Geburts und Taufschein William D. Hoffmann...
1802-1830
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Colebrookdale Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1953.0150.002 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1953.0150.002 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Cutwork birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Geburts und Taufschein William D. Hoffmann...
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Colebrookdale Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace listed on certificate.
Date
1802-1830
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Cutwork
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Construction Description
Paper folded into quarters and cut with scissors (slight edge curl caused by pressure of the shearing action visible in the vines in the bottom left quarter).
Dimensions (inches)
6.9 (H) x 10.7 (W) x 6.9 (Image H) x 10.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.5 (H) x 27.1 (W) x 17.5 (Image H) x 27.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
"C & S" in center of rectangle with script
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Possibly watermark of Clark and Sharpless (see Gravell, figs. 178-79).