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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Friederich
Daniel Schumacher
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Weisenberg Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.1130
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.1130
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Friederich
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Weisenberg Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. This area is now part of Lehigh County. Schumacher also lived in this township.
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.7 (H) x 12 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.5 (H) x 30.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
Edges uneven. H at left. W at bottom. No image measurements in conservation files. Chain intervals: 2.5 -2.8 cm; 10-11 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Coat of arms of Britain in crowned, triple circle
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as pl. I, pp. 312-3.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. 688.Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 156,157, pl. 34Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 52, p.40