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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Christoff Biedenbenner
Heinrich Weiss
March 1 1776 (1776-1776)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Heinrich Weiss (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Hereford Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.0186 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1961.0186 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Christoff Biedenbenner
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Heinrich Weiss (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Hereford Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate.
Date
March 1 1776 (1776-1776)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.87 (H) x 16.25 (W) x 12.87 (Image H) x 16.25 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.7 (H) x 41.27 (W) x 32.7 (Image H) x 41.27 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left and W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6 cm; 9-10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Left center: clover in a circle; countermark right center: "CS"
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 241, p. 249.Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1980 Perspectives on American Folk Art.
• Published as no. 2.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. 802.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1973 "Piety and Protocol in Folk Art: Pennsylvania German Fraktur Birth and Baptismal Certificates". Winterthur Portfolio. 8: 19-43.
• Published as fig. 11, on p. 33.