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Fraktur (Drawing)
Reward
Engraver Artist
1791-1805
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Engraver Artist (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1957.1245
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1245
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Reward
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Engraver Artist (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is southeastern Pennsylvania, probably Berks County. The majority of this artist's known works are for Berks County families; several were made for children born in Northampton and Northumberland Counties.
Date
1791-1805
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Glass
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
Glass appears to be hand blown.
Dimensions (inches)
4 (H) x 4.75 (W) x 3 (Image H) x 4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.2 (H) x 12.06 (W) x 7.62 (Image H) x 10.16 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Image measurements by sight, in frame. No image measurements in conservation file.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as pl. 37.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1994 The Gift is Small The Love is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Frakturs.
• Many examples of small fraktur.Book: Hershey, Mary Jane Lederach. 2003 This Teaching I Present: Fraktur from the Skippack and Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse Schools, 1747-1836.
• On the use of small fraktur as rewards, see p. 31.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. 242. For more on this artist, see pp. 242-243.Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• Example by same artist pictured on p. 238, fig. 193.