Object Number 1957.0099.001 A

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth certificate)

Title

Birth certificate of Charity Earling

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

New Jersey Artist (Maker)

Place of Origin

Burlington, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place based on genealogical research indicating that Charity Earling lived in Burlington County, New Jersey. Previous note: Recovered in New Jersey. Origin probably New Jersey.

Date

1774-1800

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

7.75 (H) , 9.76 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.7 (H) , 24.8 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. No conservation file.

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For other examples by this artist, see p. 571.
[Article] McGrail, David B. "Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth-Century Illuminated New Jersey Documents: An Introduction and a Checklist". New Jersey History. 40-74.
• Published on p. 69.