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Fraktur (Bookplate)
Copy book (Vorschiften Buchlein) bookplate for Maria Eicklin (Eichl)
Johann Adam Eyer
1796
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Adam Eyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Durham Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1960.0347 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0347 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Bookplate)
Title
Copy book (Vorschiften Buchlein) bookplate for Maria Eicklin (Eichl)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johann Adam Eyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Durham Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Attributed to Eyer while he taught at the Durham School, in Durham Township, Bucks County.
Date
1796
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8 (H) x 6.7 (W) x 8 (Image H) x 6.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.3 (H) x 17 (W) x 20.3 (Image H) x 17 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• Published on p. 261, fig. 224, and referenced on p. 258.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1980 "I A E S D: The Story of Johann Adam Eyer (1755-1837), Schoolmaster and Fraktur Artist, With a Translation of His Roster Book, 1779-1787", in 1980. Ebbes fer Alle-Ebber, Ebbes fer Dich/Something for Everyone, Something for You: Essays in Memorium for Albert Franklin Buffington. 14. 437-506.
• Published as fig. 11, on p. 454.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.