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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Catharine Miller

Gustav S. Peters

1834-1840

Category

Works on Paper

Creator (Role)

Gustav S. Peters (Printer)

Place of Origin

Harrisburg; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America

Origin Notes

Certificate printed by Peters in Harrisburg.

Secondary Place of Origin

Vincent Township; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate.

Date

1834-1840

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Inscription

Location: Bottom center

Inscription: Harrisburg, Pa.--Gedruckt und zu haben bey G.S. Peters

Mark/Signature: Yes

Materials

Ink
Paper (wove)

Techniques

Letterpress
Woodcut
Hand lettered

Dimensions (inches)

15.9 (H) x 12.9 (W) x 15.25 (Image H) x 12.37 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.3 (H) x 32.8 (W) x 38.74 (Image H) x 31.43 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

G. Peters

Place of Publication

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Publisher Name

G. Peters

Edition Watermark

none

Coloring

Colored blocks

Edition Notes

Color registration off at bottom.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 3.

• Published in Stopp 373.3, p. 59.

Article: Rosenberry, Edward L. 1988 "G.S. Peters and his Joseph's Book of Many Colors". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 22 (1): 1-14.

• More info. on Peters.

Article: Egle, William G. 1883 "Gustav Sigismund Peters". Der Deutsche Pioneer. 8: 307-311.

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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Catharine Miller

Gustav S. Peters

1834-1840