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Fraktur
Johann Friedrich Eyer
1790-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Friedrich Eyer (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Paper (laid)
- Ink
- Watercolor
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.038
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.038
Object Name
Fraktur
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
Johann Friedrich Eyer (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is southeastern Pennsylvania. Johann Friedrich Eyer taught school in Berks, Bucks, Chester, and Lebanon Counties.
Date
1790-1810
Subject(s)
- Birds
- Flowers
Materials
- Paper (laid)
- Ink
- Watercolor
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.3 (H) x 2.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.4 (H) x 6.4 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• See 1:261 for more info. on this artist.Book: Earnest, Corinne P. & Earnest, Russell D. 1999 Fraktur: Folk Art & Family.
• Related example on p. 95.