Object Number 1961.0049 A

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Lutwig Webner

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Cross-legged Angel Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, pp. 91-3. The Earnests note this artist was not the only one to use a cross-legged angel, but his certificates typically place them at the top center and use zig-zag or sawtooth borders. His script is difficult to read. Despite the fact this artist worked in a limited date and geographic range, his identity has not been discovered.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate.

Date

1798-1815

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 15.7 (W) , 13 (Image H) , 15.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33 (H) , 40 (W) , 13 (Image H) , 15.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 03//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur Collection: Part II. Antiques. 103 (3): 539-49.
• Published as fig. 4, pp. 541-42.
[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. 165.