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Fraktur (folk art)
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Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate illuminated folk art created by the Pennsylvania Dutch, named after the Fraktur script associated with it. Most Fraktur were created between 1740 and 1860.
An ornate Taufschein, or baptismal certificate
An ornate Taufschein, or baptismal certificate
This 1789 Pennsylvania German chest of drawers show many of the traditional forms that are used in fraktur
This 1789 Pennsylvania German chest of drawers show many of the traditional forms that are used in fraktur
Fraktur birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Johanes Bender by Johann Heinrich Otto
Fraktur birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Johanes Bender by Johann Heinrich Otto
A religious poem produced in Bucks County, PA in 1785
A religious poem produced in Bucks County, PA in 1785
Sussel-Washington Artist
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The Sussel-Washington Artist was an American fraktur artist active during the 1770s and 1780s.
Baptismal Wish for Catarina Titzlir of c. 1765, in the collection of the National Gallery of Art
Baptismal Wish for Catarina Titzlir of c. 1765, in the collection of the National Gallery of Art