Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Daniel Kerschner
Works on Paper
Samuel Baumann (Printer)
Jacob Ruth (Printer)
Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1811-1822
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted
2007.0020
Object Number2007.0020 |
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Daniel Kerschner
Works on Paper
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
Samuel Baumann (Printer)
Samuel Baumann was the son of the Ephrata printer John Baumann (1765-1809). The elder Baumann was printer at Ephrata from c. 1800 until his death in 1809, after which his son took over as printer. Samuel entered into a short-lived partnership with Jacob Ruth from c. 1811-12, of which only one fraktur edition is known.
Jacob Ruth (Printer)
Jacob Ruth had short-lived printing partnership with Samuel Baumann, the son of the Ephrata printer John Baumann (1765-1809). The elder Baumann was printer at Ephrata from c. 1800 until his death in 1809, after which his son took over as printer. Samuel Baumann and Jacob Ruth entered into a short-lived partnership from c. 1811-12, of which only one fraktur edition is known.
Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Primary creation place is location of printshop.
Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Secondary creation place is birthplace specified on certificate.
1811-1822
1. Inscription; Bottom center; "Ephrata: bey \ Baumann u. Ruth."
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted
13 (H) , 15 (W)
33.02 (H) , 38.1 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• On this edition see p. 210.