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Fraktur (Writing sample)
Writing specimen (Vorschrift) for Christoph Näuman
Johannes Krauss
December 4 1786 (1786-1786)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johannes Krauss (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1180
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1180
Object Name
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Title
Writing specimen (Vorschrift) for Christoph Näuman
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johannes Krauss (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The Krauss family lived near Kraussdale in what is now Lehigh County (formerly part of Montgomery County).
Christoph Näuman (Neauman) was a shoemaker and farmer in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
Date
December 4 1786 (1786-1786)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Across bottom, in spaces between reserves
Inscription: johannes/ krauss
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
16 (H) x 12.9 (W) x 15.5 (Image H) x 12.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.6 (H) x 32.8 (W) x 39.4 (Image H) x 31.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H and W of secondary support. H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
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 fig. 6, pp. 310-11.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. 459.Book: Brunner, Raymond J. 1990 That Ingenious Business: Pennsylvania German Organ Builders.
• For more on the life of Krauss, see pp. 128-133 and 223-229.Book: Brecht, Samuel Kriebel. 1923 The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families.
• For more on the Krauss genealogy, see pp. 151-152, 664.Book: Moyer, Dennis K. 1998 Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Collection.
• For more on the Krauss family and other examples of this artist's work, see pp. 188-194.