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Fraktur
Johann Adam Eyer
1800-1820
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Adam Eyer
Place of Origin
Hamilton Township; Pennsylvania; Monroe; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Paper (Laid)
- Ink
- Watercolor
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.053
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.053
Object Name
Fraktur
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
Johann Adam Eyer
Place of Origin
Hamilton Township; Pennsylvania; Monroe; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Monroe County was formed out of Northampton County in 1836. Eyer taught school in Hamilton Township from about 1800 to 1820.
Date
1800-1820
Subject(s)
- American eagle
Materials
- Paper (Laid)
- Ink
- Watercolor
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.3 (H) x 3.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.4 (H) x 8.8 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Robacker, Earl F. 1985 Johann Adam Eyer: 'Lost' Fraktur Writer of Hamilton Square. Pennsylvania Folklife. 34 (3): 98-113.
• See pp. 99, 102 for related examples.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
• See p. 29 for related example.Article: Robacker, Earl F. 1971 The Fraktur of Monroe County. Pennsylvania Folklife. 21 (1): 2-15.
• See p. 7 for related example.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Eyer, see pp. 256-260.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 80, p.59Article: Minardi, Lisa. 10//2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life. Early American Life Magazine. 18 - 25.
• Published: p. 24