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On Display: House - Fraktur Room
Fraktur (Drawing)
Untitled (Two unicorns)
1795-1830
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.1113
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.1113
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Untitled (Two unicorns)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably southeastern Pennsylvania.
Date
1795-1830
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13 (H) x 16.1 (W) x 11.8 (Image H) x 14.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.1 (H) x 40.8 (W) x 30 (Image H) x 37.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 58, fig. 58; p.106, cat. no. 11.Book: Lipman, Jean & Winchester, Alice. 1974 The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876. 288 p.
• Published: p. 111, no. 146.Book: Pierce, Catherine. 2020 The Art of More: A Tale of Interiors, Pierce & Ward.
• Published: p. 120 (image only?)