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Fraktur (Drawing)
Johann Adam Eyer
1810-1825
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Adam Eyer (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hamilton Township; Pennsylvania; Monroe; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2009.0040.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
2009.0040.001
Object Name
Fraktur (Drawing)
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
Johann Adam Eyer (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hamilton Township; Pennsylvania; Monroe; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably Hamilton Township, Northampton (now Monroe) County, PA. Monroe County was formed out of Northampton County in 1836. Eyer taught school in Hamilton Township from about 1800 to 1820.
Date
1810-1825
Subject(s)
- Clergy
- Religious imagery
- Death
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Dimensions (inches)
10 (H) x 8.175 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.4 (H) x 20.765 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 4.2, pp. 154 and 257.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Eyer, see pp. 256-260.