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Fraktur (Drawing)
Untitled (Birds and flowers)
Christian Bamberger
1827
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christian Bamberger (Artist)
Place of Origin
North Cornwall Township; Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1218 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1218 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Untitled (Birds and flowers)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Christian Bamberger (Artist)
Place of Origin
North Cornwall Township; Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Lebanon County. Christian Bamberger lived in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County. A signed example in the Dietrich American Foundation collection gives the receipient's location in Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.
Date
1827
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.1 (H) x 8 (W) x 9.1 (Image H) x 7.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.6 (H) x 20.2 (W) x 23.2 (Image H) x 18.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at center. W approx. 2" from top.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For more on Bamberger, see pp. 69-70.Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• Fore more on Bamberger and his work, see pp. 40-41.