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Fraktur (New Year's Wish)
New Year's Wish for Michael and Mary Elisabeth Miller
Caspar Feeman Jr.
January 1 1765 (1765-1765)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Caspar Feeman Jr. (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Heidelberg; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1957.1202
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1202
Object Name
Fraktur (New Year's Wish)
Title
New Year's Wish for Michael and Mary Elisabeth Miller
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Caspar Feeman Jr. (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Heidelberg; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This area is now part of Millcreek Township, Lebanon County.
Date
January 1 1765 (1765-1765)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: C. F.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
20.5 (H) x 16.22 (W) x 20.5 (Image H) x 16.22 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
52 (H) x 41.2 (W) x 52 (Image H) x 41.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as pl. 36.Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as fig. 1, pp. 307-8.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. 263.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2007 "A Timely Discovery: The Story of Winterthur's Jacob Graff Clock". Antiques and Fine Art. 7 (5): 238-239.
• Published as fig. 4, p. 239.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 3.28, pp. 132 and 254.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• Published: fig. 15, p. 11.