Object Number 1961.1103

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Anna Maria Schumacher

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Johann Wilhelm Heyder (Scrivener and decorator)
1756-1813
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dates, p. 198; Swank, Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans, p. 252. Winterthur's fraktur 61.1103 is the only documented example by Heyder. Little is known about him except that he was a Hessian soldier who deserted his Ansbach-Beyreuth Regiment during the Revolution and remained in the United States.

Starck and Lange (Printer)
04/04/1805-1816
References: Stopp, The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans, vol. 2, pp. 222 and 234-42.

Place of Origin

Frederick, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Heyder lived near Westminster, Maryland.

Secondary Place of Origin

Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Starck and Lange printed this certificate in Hanover for the Maryland market.

Date

1807-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center within heart; Hanover, in Pennsylvanien;/ Gedruckt and zu haben bey/ Starck und Lange.
2. Inscription; Across bottom; Aufgefertiget von Johann Wilhelm Heyder; den 15/den June

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Letterpress, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13.1 (H) , 16 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 16 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.4 (H) , 40.6 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 16 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.8-2.9 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

Right side (inverted): "JK"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• Published on p. 236.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 244, p. 252.
[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. 388.