1813 Bernhard Misson Bucks County PA Fraktur
Item History & Price
Dated 1813 and attributed to Bucks County, Pennsylvania artist Bernhard Misson, active 1808-1826, is this hand drawn ink and watercolor on wove paper Taufschein for Maria Adams, Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Unexamined out of frame, it appears to be in pretty good shape as these things go. The color is bright and fresh with no obvious fading, the paper clean with no toning, foxing or staining, and does not seem to be laid down. The paper has... been crumpled as is typical with these things and there are a couple of crinkles across the top that I assumed were tears, but under magnification they seem to me to be just crinkles. Measures 8" x 12 1/2" sheet, 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 framed. See Amsler, Cory M. "Bucks County Fraktur" PP221-225, See lots 231 and 232, Cowans Auction June 23, 2007 for other examples.
