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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Samuel Gunckel (Kunckel)
Flying Angel Artist
1808-1815
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Flying Angel Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Lynn Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1960.0110 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0110 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Samuel Gunckel (Kunckel)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Flying Angel Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Lynn Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. This area is now part of Lehigh County.
Date
1808-1815
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.5 (H) x 15.5 (W) x 12.5 (Image H) x 15.25 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.7 (H) x 39.3 (W) x 31.7 (Image H) x 38.73 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.8 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 03//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur Collection: Part II. Antiques. 103 (3): 539-49.
• Published as fig. 3, pp. 540-41.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. 285; for more info. on this artist, see pp. 283-286.Catalogue: Breininger, Lester P. 1997 "Celebrating the Pennsylvania Germans: The Kunkel Family Fracturs".