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Fraktur (Religious broadside)
Adam and Eve in Paradise
1803
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Gouache
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1961.1110
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.1110
Object Name
Fraktur (Religious broadside)
Title
Adam and Eve in Paradise
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably southeastern Pennsylvania.
Date
1803
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Gouache
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.2 (H) x 8.1 (W) x 13.2 (Image H) x 8.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.5 (H) x 20.7 (W) x 33.5 (Image H) x 20.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Pieska, Christa. 1989 "The European Origins of Four Pennsylvania German Broadsheet Themes: Adam and Eve; The New Jerusalem-the Broad and Narrow Way; The Unjust Judgement; the Stages fo Life". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 23 (1): 6-32.