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Fraktur (Religious text)
Geistlicher Irrgarten (Spiritual Maze or Labyrinth)
Johann Henrich Otto, Ephrata Cloister printshop
1784
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Henrich Otto (Decorator)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1958.0120.013 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0120.013 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Religious text)
Title
Geistlicher Irrgarten (Spiritual Maze or Labyrinth)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johann Henrich Otto (Decorator); Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1784
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Letterpress
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
20.88 (H) x 16.37 (W) x 20.87 (Image H) x 16.37 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
53 (H) x 41.58 (W) x 53.02 (Image H) x 41.58 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.8-3.4 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
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. 4, pp. 308-9.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 2005 Flying Leaves and One-Sheets: Pennsylvania German Broadsides, Fraktur, and Their Printers.
• For other examples of spiritual mazes, see pp. 280-285.Book: Yoder, Don. 2005 The Pennsylvania German Broadside: A History and Guide.
• For other examples of spiritual mazes, see pp. 181-183.Book: Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
• For related examples, see p. 124, 142 and pl. 189.Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 107, on p. 110.