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Fraktur (Drawing)
Drawing of a leopard and birds in a tree
Bernhard Misson
1800-1825
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bernhard Misson (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1252
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1252
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Drawing of a leopard and birds in a tree
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Bernhard Misson (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1800-1825
Materials
- Ink
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.6 (H) x 8.1 (W) x 8.5 (Image H) x 8.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.4 (H) x 20.6 (W) x 21.5 (Image H) x 20.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• For more on this artist, see pp. 221-225.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• See pp. 206-207 and 527.Book: Lichten, Frances. 1946 Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania.
• Published on p. 201.