Object Number 2007.0005.003

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Gerberich

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds drawn from the Centenary Fund

Creator (Role)

Starck and Lange (Printers)
04/04/1805-1816
References: Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, vol. 2, pp. 222 and 234-42.

Adam Wuertz (Scrivener and decorator)

Place of Origin

Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is location of printer.

Secondary Place of Origin

Strasburg Township, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Secondary creation place is location on certificate.

Date

1812

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; bottom center; "Hannover, in Pennsylvania:/ Gedruckt und zu haben bey/ Starck und Lange/ 1812."

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper

Techniques

Drawn, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Woodcut

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 15.9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33 (H) , 40.5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.