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Fraktur (Religious text)
Geistlicher Irrgarten (Spiritual Maze or Labyrinth)
Friedrich Krebs, Ephrata Cloister printshop
1788
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Friedrich Krebs (Decorator)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1215 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1215 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Religious text)
Title
Geistlicher Irrgarten (Spiritual Maze or Labyrinth)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Friedrich Krebs (Decorator); Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1788
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right within border
Inscription: Ephrata, Im Jahr 1788.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Letterpress
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
16.3 (H) x 13 (W) x 16.3 (Image H) x 13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.4 (H) x 33.1 (W) x 41.4 (Image H) x 33.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.7 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Bottom center: initials "CB" within heart
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Paper made by Christian Bauman (1755-1815), who appears to have worked at the Cloister paper mill since c. 1777, and later operated it on lease, 1790 until his death. (See Gravell #144, pp. 52 & 159.) Stopp suggests papers with the watermark of CB in a heart were used 1788-92 (See Stopp, vol. 2, p. 99).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Yoder, Don. 2005 The Pennsylvania German Broadside: A History and Guide.
• For a related example, see pp. 182-183.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 2005 Flying Leaves and One-Sheets: Pennsylvania German Broadsides, Fraktur, and Their Printers.
• For other examples of spiritual mazes, see pp. 280-286.