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Fraktur (Writing sample)
Jacob Otto
1795
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob Otto (Maker)
Place of Origin
Rapho township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.069 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.069 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
Jacob Otto (Maker)
Place of Origin
Rapho township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Bottom right, verso
Inscription: Translation: "Written by me Jacob Otto."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Dimensions (inches)
17 (H) x 21 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43 (H) x 54 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1973 Fraktur: Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published: p. 32.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• Published: fig. 106 on p. 74.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 60, p.47