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Fraktur (Cutwork valentine)
Christian Strenge
1790-1815
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christian Strenge
Place of Origin
Hempfield Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1985.0088
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Anne H. Torbert in memory of Mary E. Cassel Holloway
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Object Number
1985.0088
Object Name
Fraktur (Cutwork valentine)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Christian Strenge
Place of Origin
Hempfield Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously attributed to Marietta. Strenge appears on the tax returns for Hempfield Township starting in 1789. He taught school in the area near East Petersburg.
Date
1790-1815
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Cutwork
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Construction Description
Paper folded into eighths and cut with a sharp knife (overcut visible at the top of heart number eight, just below the center-right of the design).
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (Diam) x 12.6 (Image H)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.3 (Diam) x 32 (Image H)
Measurement Notes
ODiam. Image H is overall image diameter. Chain intervals: 2.5-2.6 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none visible
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Johnson, David R. 1995 "Christian Strenge's Fraktur".
Article: Johnson, David R. 1979 "Christian Strenge, Fraktur Artist". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 13 (3): 1-24.
Catalogue: Hollander, Stacy C., et al. 2001 American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum.
• Related example on p. 211.