Museum Object Number1958.0120.016 A |
Fraktur (Birth certificate)
Birth certificate of Sarah Campion
Works on Paper
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
New Jersey Artist (Maker)
Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Primary creation place based on genealogical research indicating that Sarah Campion lived in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.
1777-1800
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
8.1 (H) , 10 (W) , 8.1 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
20.6 (H) , 25.3 (W) , 8.1 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5-2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
none
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Article] McGrail, David B. "Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth-Century Illuminated New Jersey Documents: An Introduction and a Checklist". New Jersey History. 40-74.
• Published on p. 68.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 571.
[Book] Lipman, Jean. 1972 American Folk Decoration.
• Published: p. 154, fig. 179.