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Fraktur (Drawing)
Untitled (Tulips)
1820-1840
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1958.0120.012 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0120.012 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Title
Untitled (Tulips)
Category
Works on Paper
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is southeastern Pennsylvania, possibly York County near where paper was made.
Date
1820-1840
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.8 (H) x 15.6 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 15.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.6 (H) x 39.7 (W) x 32.6 (Image H) x 39.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Edition Watermark
KIN[G]
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark of mill started by Philip J. King in York, Pennsylvania. His watermark changed from "PJK" to "KING" in 1820.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as pl. 39.Book: Bishop, Robert. 1979 Folk Painters of America.
• Published as pl. 43.Book: Black, Mary Childs & Lipman, Jean. 1966 American Folk Painting.
• Published as fig. 179.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 41, p.34