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Fraktur (Bookplate)
Tune book bookplate for Maria Lädtermann
David Kulp
June 15 1813 (1813-1813)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Kulp (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bedminster Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1242
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1242
Object Name
Fraktur (Bookplate)
Title
Tune book bookplate for Maria Lädtermann
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
David Kulp (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bedminster Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Made at the Deep Run School.
Date
June 15 1813 (1813-1813)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.2 (H) x 7.9 (W) x 4.2 (Image H) x 7.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.6 (H) x 20 (W) x 10.6 (Image H) x 20 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW. Chain intervals: 2.6 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 233, pp. 242-43.Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• Published on p. 135 and 157. For more on David Kulp, see pp. 150-165 and 270-274.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 480. For more info. on David Kulp, see 479-481.Article: Ruth, John L. & Alderfer, Joel D. 1995 "David Kulp, His Hand & Pen: The Brown Leaf Artist Identified". Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania Newsletter. 22 (1): 4-9.
Article: Alderfer, Joel D. 01//1996 "David Kulp, His Hand and Pen, Beet. sic: it if You Can: Schoolmaster David Kulp of Deep Run". Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania Newsletter. 23 (1): 3-6.
Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 120, on p. 122.