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Fraktur (Religious text)
Golden ABC (Acrostic alphabet)
January 24 1808 (1808-1808)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks or Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1213 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.1213 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Religious text)
Title
Golden ABC (Acrostic alphabet)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks or Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is southeastern Pennsylvania. Many of these alphabets were made in Mennonite and Schwenkfelder communities in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.
Date
January 24 1808 (1808-1808)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Hand lettered
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.6 (H) x 13 (W) x 7.6 (Image H) x 13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.4 (H) x 33 (W) x 19.4 (Image H) x 33 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements of panel A-F. H at left. W at bottom. Panel G-M: H (at left) 7.7 in. (19.6 cm); W (at bottom ) 13.0 in. (33.0 cm). Panel N-S: 7.7 in. (19.5 cm); W (at bottom) 13.125 in. (33.3 cm). Panel T-Z: H (at left) 7.75 in. (19.7 cm). W (at bottom) 13.2 in. (33.5 cm). Image H and W same as panel H and W. Chain interval: 2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors