Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Drawing |
Object ID # |
1990.8.4 |
Title |
Hand-drawn copy of 18th century brocade paper |
Place of Origin |
Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1815 |
Year Range to |
1830 |
Material |
Wove paper, watercolor, ink |
Dimensions |
H-12.75 W-16.75 inches |
Description |
Large hand-drawn and colored copy of brocade/gilt paper. Floral vines with various kinds of flowers, colored red and gold; vines are green-brown. The brocade paper maker's location, name and pattern number are copied at the bottom: "AUGSP IOH=WILH MEYEB Nom 19 [Augsburg, Johann Wilhelm Meyer, Number 19]". |
Provenance |
From the Gehman family of Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County. Possibly made by John Gehman (1793-1882). |
Source |
Gift of Melvin S. & Sara Brubaker Gehman |
People |
Gehman, John, 1793-1882 (Upper Hanover Twp) |
Collection |
Fraktur |