Object Number 1957.1187 A

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Matthias Deibler

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Johann Friederich Mencke (Scrivener and decorator)

Place of Origin

Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate.

Date

1794-1810

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

8.2 (H) , 13.25 (W) , 8.2 (Image H) , 12.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.8 (H) , 33.65 (W) , 8.2 (Image H) , 12.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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. 526.
[Book] Weiser, Frederick S. & Heaney, Howell J. 1976 The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia. 2.
• Related fraktur: fig. 354.
[Article] Earnest, Corinne P. & Earnest, Russell D. 2007 Fraktur-Fest III: A Tribute to Richard S. Machmer. Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 41 (2)
• Signed example by Menck, p. 16.