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Fraktur (Drawing)
Drawing for Maria Hoit
Christian Bamberger
1826
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christian Bamberger (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1970.1404 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1970.1404 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Drawing for Maria Hoit
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Christian Bamberger (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Bamberger filled out one fraktur for Hanna Schmidt of Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.
Date
1826
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.93 (H) x 9.84 (W) x 11.93 (Image H) x 9.84 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.31 (H) x 25 (W) x 30.31 (Image H) x 25 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Edition Watermark
none visible
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• Related examples, pp. 335-6.Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• More on Bamberger.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Bamberger, see p. 69.