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Fraktur (House blessing)
House blessing (Haus-Segen)
1803
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lehigh; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1190
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1190
Object Name
Fraktur (House blessing)
Title
House blessing (Haus-Segen)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lehigh; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Lehigh or Northampton County, Pennsylvania based on related example.
Date
1803
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.8 (H) x 15.6 (W) x 12.1 (Image H) x 14.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.6 (H) x 39.5 (W) x 30.8 (Image H) x 37.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Center right: "Matthews" in triple oval with sheaf of wheat
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Probably 1802 paper.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 56, plate IV.Other: Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
• Published: 1992Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as plate 35.Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published: p. 141, fig. 144.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2014 Adam Hains and the Philadelphia-Reading Connection. American Furniture. 143-201.
• Published: p. 154, fig. 21.Book: Hansen, David S. 2013 An Intimate Look at the American Longrifle: Its Art and Evolution.