Object Name
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Title
Writing sample (Vorschrift)
Creator (Role)
Jacob Hümmel (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Skippack Township; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Inscribed "Written at Skippack in Montgomery County" (translation) across bottom.
Date
December 31 1815 (1815-1815)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.8 (H) x 12.6 (W) x 7.8 (Image H) x 12.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.7 (H) x 32.1 (W) x 19.7 (Image H) x 32.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors