Birth certificate (Geburts-schein) of Emanuel Bollinger
Works on Paper
Samuel Bentz (Artist)
Cocalico Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1816-1840
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
1957.1238
Object Number1957.1238 |
Fraktur (Birth certificate)
Birth certificate (Geburts-schein) of Emanuel Bollinger
Works on Paper
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Samuel Bentz (Artist)
02/26/1792-03/21/1850
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dates, pp. 55-59.
Bentz was known as the Mount Pleasant Artist until 1986, when the only signed work by him was discovered.
Bentz's father was an itinerant farmer, joiner and itinerant Lutheran preacher (not an ordained pastor) who committed suicide in 1818. It is unclear whether Bentz was affiliated with any church, and he is one of a few fraktur artists who do not include religious verses on their certificates (he also rarely included birth and baptism location). He is also known for drawing clocks on his certificates.
Cocalico Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Bentz lived in Cocalico Township from about 1796 until his death in 1850.
1816-1840
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
8.9 (H) , 7.2 (W) , 8.7 (Image H) , 6.7 (Image W)
22.5 (H) , 18.2 (W) , 8.7 (Image H) , 6.7 (Image W)
OH and OW.
none
Hand colored with watercolors
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.
• For more on Bentz, see pp. 90-93. This example not listed.
[Article] Weiser, Frederick S. 1986 "Samuel Bentz, the 'Mount Pleasant' Artist". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 2 (2)
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