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Fraktur (Writing sample)
Writing sample (Vorschrift)
July 17 1783 (1783-1783)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.1129
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1129
Object Name
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Title
Writing sample (Vorschrift)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably southeastern Pennsylvania.
Date
July 17 1783 (1783-1783)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.8 (H) x 12.5 (W) x 7.4 (Image H) x 12.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.8 (H) x 31.7 (W) x 18.8 (Image H) x 30.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Image measurements by sight, in frame; not in conservation files. Chain intervals: 2.7-2.8 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Center: "CB"
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark of Cauncy Bunce, Connecticut (see Gravell, fig. 148).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• Other Vorschrift examples.Book: Hershey, Mary Jane Lederach. 2003 This Teaching I Present: Fraktur from the Skippack and Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse Schools, 1747-1836.
• Other Vorschrift examples.