Object Number 1961.0307 A

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Elisabeth Orner

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Soly Deo Gloria Artist (Scrivener and decorator)

Place of Origin

Pikeland, Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Completed by an unknown scrivener.

Date

1767-1775

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

12.9 (H) , 15.7 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 15.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

32.7 (H) , 40 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 15.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left (just past corners). W at bottom (just above corners). Chain intervals: 2.5-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

none

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.
• Published on p. 713.
[Book] Weiser, Frederick S. & Heaney, Howell J. 1976 The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia. 1.
• For related example, see pl. 29.