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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

  • Title:

    Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Leah Imboden

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    John S. Wiestling (Printer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1813-1820

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Board

  • Techniques:

    Letterpress, Woodcut, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1971.0136


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1971.0136

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Leah Imboden

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Robert Andrews

Creator (Role)

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.

Place of Origin

Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Wiestling printed certificate in Harrisburg.

Secondary Place of Origin

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate.

Date

1813-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; Härrisburg,/ Gedruckt bey John S. Wiestling.

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Board

Techniques

Letterpress, Woodcut, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

15.6 (H) , 12.2 (W) , 15.5 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.5 (H) , 31 (W) , 15.5 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left (past torn bottom left corner). W at bottom (just above corners). Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Wiestling, John S.

Place of Publication

Harrisburg, Harrisburg County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 3.
Published as Stopp 334, p. 24.