Object Number 1967.0920

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Peter Freÿ

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Johannes Hetzel (Scrivener and decorator)
1760
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 197; Swank, Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans, p. 261. Winterthur's fraktur 67.920 is the only documented example of Hetzel's work. Hetzel's father, Heinrich, was a schoolmaster at Muddy Creek Church in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, soon after Henrich Otto taught there, and the similarities between Johannes' fraktur and Otto's suggest he was a student of Otto or, at least, familiar with his work.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Hetzel worked in Lancaster County.

Date

1779-1799

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; Geschrieben von Johannes Hetzel

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Dimensions (inches)

8 (H) , 12.6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.2 (H) , 32.1 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. No image measurements in conservation files. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 256, pp. 260-61.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
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