Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Katharina Brem
Works on Paper
John S. Wiestling (Printer)
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Huntington Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1804-1824
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Woodcut, Painted
1961.0045.002
Object Number1961.0045.002 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Katharina Brem
Works on Paper
Museum purchase
John S. Wiestling (Printer)
09//1787-03/03/1842
References: Earnest, Flying Leaves and One-Sheets, see p. 274; Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, vol. 3, pp. 10, 20-37.
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Wiestling printed certificate in Harrisburg, and completed by an unknown scrivener and decorator.
Huntington Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Secondary creation place is location on certificate.
1804-1824
1. Inscription; Bottom center; Härrisburg,/ Gedruckt bey John S. Weistling.
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Woodcut, Painted
14.34 (H) , 13.1 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 11.9 (Image W)
36.43 (H) , 33.2 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 11.9 (Image W)
H at left (past top left deteriorated corner). W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.7 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.
Wiestling, John S.
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
none
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 3.
• See Stopp 336, p. 26 (Winterthur's example not listed.)