Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Elisabeth Libengut
Works on Paper
John Baumann (Printer)
Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Douglas Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1803-1807
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Woodblock, Painted
1957.1198
Object Number1957.1198 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Elisabeth Libengut
Works on Paper
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
John Baumann (Printer)
1765-1809
References: Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, vol. 2, pp. 98 and 186-208; Yoder, The Pennsylvania German Broadside, p. 228.
John Baumann worked in the Ephrata paper mill before becoming a printer late in life. His son, Samuel (1788-1820) took over John's printshop after he died and printed from 1810-16.
Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Baumann printed and sold the certificate in Ephrata.
Douglas Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate.
1803-1807
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Woodblock, Painted
12.3 (H) , 15.8 (W) , 11.9 (Image H) , 15 (Image W)
31.25 (H) , 40.1 (W) , 11.9 (Image H) , 15 (Image W)
Irregular edges. H near center. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
"C B" at lower left
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• Published on p. 196.