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Fraktur (Cutwork valentine)
Adam/ Dambach,/ In/ Lancaster/ 1779
Jacob Botz
1779
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob Botz
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.1339
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.1339
Object Name
Fraktur (Cutwork valentine)
Title
Adam/ Dambach,/ In/ Lancaster/ 1779
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Jacob Botz
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1779
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Cutwork
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Construction Description
Paper folded into eighths and cut.
Dimensions (inches)
13 (H) x 13.2 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 12.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33 (H) x 33.5 (W) x 32.4 (Image H) x 32.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Partial: Circle with a crown
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark appears to be that of Frederick Wilhelm Hoffman at Great Gunpowder Falls, Maryland (see Gravell 93, p. 182, fig. 257).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as pl. 42.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on pp. 89 and 110, figs. 55 and 89; p.110, cat. no. 55.Article: Mass, Jennifer, et al. 09//2005 Materials of the Pennsylvania German Fraktur Artist. Antiques. 168 (3): 128-135.
• Published as pl. VIII, on p. 132.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as no. 119.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published as no. 83.Book: Schaffner, Cynthia V.A. & Klein, Susan. 1984 Folk Hearts: A Celebration of the Heart Motif in American Folk Art.
• Published as no. 137.