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Fraktur (Religious text)
Religious text (The Lord's Prayer) for Johannes Bähr
Hans Jacob Brubacher
February 10 1764 (1764-1764)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hans Jacob Brubacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Martic Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.1127
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.1127
Object Name
Fraktur (Religious text)
Title
Religious text (The Lord's Prayer) for Johannes Bähr
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Hans Jacob Brubacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Martic Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Brubacher lived in Martic Township (now Providence Township).
Date
February 10 1764 (1764-1764)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom of text within circle
Inscription: Anno 1764 den 10 ten/ Hornung Jacob/ Brübacher gott/ allein die ehre
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom outside of circle
Inscription: Anno/1764/ den 10 hor/ nung
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: ·I·H·B·
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.22 (H) x 2.3 (W) x 2.22 (Image H) x 2.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.65 (H) x 5.85 (W) x 5.65 (Image H) x 5.85 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.2-2.3 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
• Published as fig. 3, frontispiece.Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 258, p. 262.Article: Johnson, David R. 01//1986 "Hans Jacob Brubacher, Fraktur Artist". Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. 9 (1): 11-17.
• Published on p. 13.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 133.Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 33, on p. 44.