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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Hanna Schöner
Ehre Vater Artist
1785-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ehre Vater Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bethlehem Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1956.0576 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0576 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Hanna Schöner
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Ehre Vater Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bethlehem Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The location on the certificate reads "Settelment" County and Bethlehem Township. Bethlehem Township is located within Northampton County; there is no Settlement County in Pennsylvania. Settlement may have been a reference to the Moravian settlement of Bethlehem, as opposed to the more broad geographic area of Bethlehem Township. The Ehre Vater artist appears to have been an itinerant who passed through this area.
Date
1785-1810
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
15.9 (H) x 13 (W) x 15.6 (Image H) x 12.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.4 (H) x 33.1 (W) x 39.6 (Image H) x 32.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Bottom center: "C. Unkley" or "G. UNKLEY"
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. IV, pp. 315 and 317.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. 227; for more info. on this artist, see pp. 225-228.Article: Bivins, John Franklin. "Fraktur in the South: An Itinerant Artist". Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts. 1 (2)
• Article on the Ehre Vater artist.Article: Kolbe, Christian & Holcomb, Brent. 11//1979 "Fraktur in the 'Dutch Fork' Area of of South Carolina". Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts. 5 (2): 36-51.
• More info. on Ehre Vater artist.