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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Writing specimen (Vorschrift) of Daniel Meyer
1790-1810
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
1957.1233
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1233
Object Name
Fraktur (Writing sample)
Title
Writing specimen (Vorschrift) of Daniel Meyer
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks or Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is southeastern Pennsylvania, probably Bucks or Montgomery County.
Date
1790-1810
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.9 (H) x 13.2 (W) x 7.9 (Image H) x 13.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.1 (H) x 33.6 (W) x 20.1 (Image H) x 33.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at right. Chain interval: 2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors