Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Anna Maria Schumacher
Works on Paper
Johann Wilhelm Heyder (Scrivener and decorator)
Starck and Lange (Printer)
Frederick, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1807-1813
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted
1961.1103
Object Number1961.1103 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Anna Maria Schumacher
Works on Paper
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Johann Wilhelm Heyder (Scrivener and decorator)
1756-1813
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dates, p. 198; Swank, Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans, p. 252.
Winterthur's fraktur 61.1103 is the only documented example by Heyder. Little is known about him except that he was a Hessian soldier who deserted his Ansbach-Beyreuth Regiment during the Revolution and remained in the United States.
Starck and Lange (Printer)
04/04/1805-1816
References: Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, vol. 2, pp. 222 and 234-42.
Frederick, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Heyder lived near Westminster, Maryland.
Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Starck and Lange printed this certificate in Hanover for the Maryland market.
1807-1813
1. Inscription; Bottom center within heart; Hanover, in Pennsylvanien;/ Gedruckt and zu haben bey/ Starck und Lange.
2. Inscription; Across bottom; Aufgefertiget von Johann Wilhelm Heyder; den 15/den June
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted
13.1 (H) , 16 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 16 (Image W)
33.4 (H) , 40.6 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 16 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.8-2.9 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Right side (inverted): "JK"
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• Published on p. 236.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 244, p. 252.
[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. 388.