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Fraktur (Reward)
Reward for singing (Sing-Bild) for Maria Miller
Johann Adam Eyer
February 7 1789 (1789-1789)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Adam Eyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Vincent Township; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1248
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1248
Object Name
Fraktur (Reward)
Title
Reward for singing (Sing-Bild) for Maria Miller
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johann Adam Eyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Vincent Township; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
February 7 1789 (1789-1789)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.87 (H) x 6.5 (W) x 7.87 (Image H) x 6.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20 (H) x 16.51 (W) x 20 (Image H) x 16.51 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Two-headed deer
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark of Simon Close (1770s to 1795).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as fig. 7, p. 311.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. 258.Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• For more on Eyer, see pp. 256-261.Article: Hershey, Mary Jane Lederach. "The Notenbüchlein Tradition in Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Community Schools", in Amsler, Cory M. Bucks County Fraktur. 115-49.
• More info. on Eyer and the music book tradition. Listed on p. 133, fn. 63.Book: Schiffer, Margaret B. 1980 Arts and Crafts of Chester County.
• Published on p. 205.Book: Ebert, John & Ebert, Katherine. 1975 American Folk Painters. 225 p.
• Published on p. 191.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1980 "I A E S D: The Story of Johann Adam Eyer (1755-1837), Schoolmaster and Fraktur Artist, With a Translation of His Roster Book, 1779-1787", in 1980. Ebbes fer Alle-Ebber, Ebbes fer Dich/Something for Everyone, Something for You: Essays in Memorium for Albert Franklin Buffington. 14. 437-506.
• Published as fig. 23, on p. 470.Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 141, on p. 137.