Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Leah Imboden
Works on Paper
John S. Wiestling (Printer)
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1813-1820
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Board
Letterpress, Woodcut, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
1971.0136
Object Number1971.0136 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Leah Imboden
Works on Paper
Gift of Mr. Robert Andrews
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.
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Wiestling printed certificate in Harrisburg.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate.
1813-1820
1. Inscription; Bottom center; Härrisburg,/ Gedruckt bey John S. Wiestling.
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Board
Letterpress, Woodcut, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted
15.6 (H) , 12.2 (W) , 15.5 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)
39.5 (H) , 31 (W) , 15.5 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)
H at left (past torn bottom left corner). W at bottom (just above corners). Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Wiestling, John S.
Harrisburg, Harrisburg County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 3.
• Published as Stopp 334, p. 24.