Conrad Gilbert

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Conrad Gilbert (1734-1812)

Accession Number

PAG2001.028

Date Range

1780-1800

Description

Drawing of red, yellow, and black geometric flower, with repair at top.

Dimensions in Inches

4 5/8 x 1 15/16

Dimensions in Centimeters

12 x 5

Materials

Watercolor and ink on paper

Technique

Drawn

Associated Places

Brunswick Township, Berks County, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Category

Drawing or Reward of merit

Motifs

flowers, tulips

Associated Names

Conrad Gilbert

Rights

Please contact the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College for permissions which fall outside of educational fair use.

Source

Ursinus College Library Special Collections and the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art

Provenance

Pennsylvania Folklife Society

Comment

This drawing is attributed to Conrad Gilbert because of its color combination of red, black, and yellow and the strong resemblance between the floral design and that used on some of Conrad Gilbert’s known Taufscheine, such as PAG1998.171. In addition to Taufscheine, Gilbert is known to have made about six small drawings, some with text. These typically measure about 12 x 6 centimeters. This piece is 11.5 x 5 cm, so well within this range.

Condition

Poor- repaired

Published

Minardi, Lisa. Roots: Ursinus College and the Pennsylvania Germans (Trappe, Pa.: Historic Trappe, 2019). p. 79, fig. 3.53.

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Keywords

fraktur, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch, folk art, illuminated manuscript, drawing

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