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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).