Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

  • Title:

    Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Daniel Kerschner

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Samuel Baumann (Printer)

    Jacob Ruth (Printer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1811-1822

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    2007.0020


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2007.0020

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Daniel Kerschner

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Samuel Baumann (Printer)
Samuel Baumann was the son of the Ephrata printer John Baumann (1765-1809). The elder Baumann was printer at Ephrata from c. 1800 until his death in 1809, after which his son took over as printer. Samuel entered into a short-lived partnership with Jacob Ruth from c. 1811-12, of which only one fraktur edition is known.

Jacob Ruth (Printer)
Jacob Ruth had short-lived printing partnership with Samuel Baumann, the son of the Ephrata printer John Baumann (1765-1809). The elder Baumann was printer at Ephrata from c. 1800 until his death in 1809, after which his son took over as printer. Samuel Baumann and Jacob Ruth entered into a short-lived partnership from c. 1811-12, of which only one fraktur edition is known.

Place of Origin

Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is location of printshop.

Secondary Place of Origin

Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Secondary creation place is birthplace specified on certificate.

Date

1811-1822

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; "Ephrata: bey \ Baumann u. Ruth."

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 15 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.02 (H) , 38.1 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
On this edition see p. 210.