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On Display: House - Lebanon Room
Fraktur (Cutwork valentine or love letter)
Dinah McFadgen
1800-1840
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester or Delaware; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1967.0895 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.0895 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Cutwork valentine or love letter)
Title
Dinah McFadgen
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester or Delaware; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly Chester or Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1800-1840
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Cutwork
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
16.89 (H) x 13.25 (W) x 16.3 (Image H) x 13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
42.9 (H) x 33.65 (W) x 41.5 (Image H) x 33 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW, and Image H and W of secondary support. H at left. W at bottom. Diam. of cutwork: 12.75 in. (32.4 cm). Not possible to measure chain intervals and laid lines of cutwork.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors