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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate of Samuel Hostetter
George Peter Deisert
1790-1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Peter Deisert (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2013.0031.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2013.0031.001 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate of Samuel Hostetter
Category
Works on Paper - Collection of Pastor Frederick S. Weiser
Creator (Role)
George Peter Deisert (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1790-1800
Materials
- Watercolor
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Dimensions (inches)
14.5 (H) x 20 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.83 (H) x 50.8 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1973 Fraktur: Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Related example on p. 79.Book: Lloyd, June Burk. 2001 Faith and Family: Pennsylvania German Heritage in York County Area Fraktur.
• Related example on p. 86.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On this artist, see pp. 178-180.