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Fraktur (House blessing)
Haus-Segen
Ephrata Cloister printshop
1785
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1214
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1214
Object Name
Fraktur (House blessing)
Title
Haus-Segen
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1785
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Letterpress
- Woodblock
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17 (H) x 13.8 (W) x 17 (Image H) x 13.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43.2 (H) x 35.1 (W) x 43.2 (Image H) x 35.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
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 pl. III, p. 315-6.Book: Yoder, Don. 2005 The Pennsylvania German Broadside: A History and Guide.
• For more info. on Pennsylvania German house blessings, see pp. 195-207.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 2005 Flying Leaves and One-Sheets: Pennsylvania German Broadsides, Fraktur, and Their Printers.
• Related example, p. 149.