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Fraktur (Baptismal wish)
Baptismal wish (Taufwunsch) of Stovel (Christopher) Ehmrich
Sussel-Washington Artist
1771-1779
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sussel-Washington Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bethel Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1958.0120.015 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0120.015 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Baptismal wish)
Title
Baptismal wish (Taufwunsch) of Stovel (Christopher) Ehmrich
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Sussel-Washington Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bethel Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Artist probably also worked in Berks County.
Date
1771-1779
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.5 (H) x 9.2 (W) x 7.5 (Image H) x 9.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19 (H) x 23.4 (W) x 19 (Image H) x 23.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 234, pp. 242-43.Book: Finch, Christopher. 1986 American Watercolors.
• Published as fig. 58, p. 48.Book: Stoudt, John Joseph. 1966 Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published on p. 206.Book: Stoudt, John Joseph. 1964 Early Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts.
• Published as fig. 330.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. 755. For more on this artist, see pp. 754-756.Other: Colonial Homes.
• Published as fig. 4, p. 74.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as pl. 21.Book: Ebert, John & Ebert, Katherine. 1975 American Folk Painters. 225 p.
• Published on p. 193.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published as fig. 100, p. 116.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published as fig. 59 on p. 53.Journal: The Magazine Antiques.
• Published on p. 68 in February, 1940 issue.Chapter: Yoder, Don. "The European Background of Pennsylvania's Fraktur Art". Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur. 15-37.
• On the baptismal wish or taufwunsch, see pp. 31-32.Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1964 Pennsylania Dutch: American Folk Art.
• Published: p. 134.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 51, p.40Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life. Antiques and Fine Art. 14 (2): 154-161.
• Published: fig. 7, p. 158.