Geburts und Taufschein William D. Hoffmann...
Works on Paper
Colebrookdale Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1802-1830
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Cutwork, Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
1953.0150.002 A
Object Number1953.0150.002 A |
Fraktur (Cutwork birth and baptismal certificate)
Geburts und Taufschein William D. Hoffmann...
Works on Paper
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Colebrookdale Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Primary creation place is birthplace listed on certificate.
1802-1830
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Cutwork, Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
Paper folded into quarters and cut with scissors (slight edge curl caused by pressure of the shearing action visible in the vines in the bottom left quarter).
6.9 (H) , 10.7 (W) , 6.9 (Image H) , 10.7 (Image W)
17.5 (H) , 27.1 (W) , 6.9 (Image H) , 10.7 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom.
"C & S" in center of rectangle with script
Hand colored with watercolors
Possibly watermark of Clark and Sharpless (see Gravell, figs. 178-79).
Text available soon.