L.T.Short Fraktur

Pennsylvania German Folk Art and Fraktur are highly artistic and elaborate illuminated manuscript or folk art drawings created by the Pennsylvania Germans. Most originals of this style were created between 1740 and 1850.

Fraktur drawings were executed in ink and/or watercolors and are found in a wide variety of forms: the Vorschriften (writing samples), the Taufscheine (birth and baptismal certificates), marriage and house blessings, book plates, and floral and figurative scenes. The earlier Fraktur were executed entirely by hand, while printed text became increasingly common in later examples. Common artistic motifs in Fraktur include birds, hearts, and tulips.

Today, the art of the Pennsylvania Germans continues to thrive due to its naive beauty and charm.

 

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