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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate for Henrich Winter
Johann Conrad Trevits
1791-1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Conrad Trevits (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2010.0028 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2010.0028 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate for Henrich Winter
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johann Conrad Trevits (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is likely East Hanover Township area, Dauphin (now Lebanon) County, PA.
Date
1791-1800
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Dimensions (inches)
8 (H) x 13.175 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.32 (H) x 33.465 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 2.50, pp. 91 and 248.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Trevits, see pp. 762-765.Journal: Pennsylvania Folklife.
• Published: (Winter 1956), p. 6.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig.12, p.15