Museum Object Number2007.0005.002 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Gerberich
Works on Paper
Museum purchase with funds drawn from the Centenary Fund
Starck and Lange (Printers)
Adam Wuertz (Scrivener and decorator)
References: Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, vol. 2, pp. 222 and 234-42.
04/04/1805
1816
Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Primary creation place is location of printer.
Strasburg Township, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Secondary creation place is location on certificate.
1812
1. Inscription; bottom center; "Hannover, in Pennsylvania:/ Gedruckt und zu haben bey/ Starck und Lange/ 1812."
Ink; Watercolor; Paper
Drawn, Letterpress, Woodcut, Hand colored, Painted
13.3 (H) , 16 (W)
33.782 (H) , 40.64 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Wuertz, see p. 824.
[Article] Kline, Robert M. & Weiser, Frederick S. 1970 "A Fraktur-Fest". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 4 (3-4): 6-7.
• On the identification of Wuertz, see p. 6-7.
[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• On this edition, see p. 238-9. This example not listed.