Object Number 1958.0120.020

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Johannes Machemer

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Henry Young (Scrivener and decorator)
03/12/1792-03/03/1861
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, pp. 456-67. Young's period of activity spans over four decades. He moved around quite a bit and dates given for locations are all approximate. Over 150 works are attributed to Young.

Place of Origin

Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Young moved often, but is known to have taught school in Union and Lycoming Counties during the dates ascribed to this Taufschein.

Date

1827-1840

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

12.1 (H) , 8 (W) , 9.9 (Image H) , 8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.8 (H) , 20.3 (W) , 9.9 (Image H) , 8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

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. 8, pp. 546-7.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 49, fig. 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. 830. For more info. on Young, see pp. 826-834.
[Article] Adams, Elizabeth Bryding. 1977 "The Fraktur Artist Henry Young.". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 2 (3-4)
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[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 127, fig. 65
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 120, fig. 62