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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Rühl
George Friederich Speyer
1785-1790
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Friederich Speyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Warwick Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.1123
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1123
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Rühl
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
George Friederich Speyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Warwick Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Place certificate printed unknown, probably Reading or Ephrata.
Date
1785-1790
Materials
- Ink
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Letterpress
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.3 (H) x 15.9 (W) x 13.3 (Image H) x 15.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.9 (H) x 40.3 (W) x 33.9 (Image H) x 40.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at center of sheet. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5-2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Left center (inverted): Lily
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 1.
• Published on p. 88.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For more on Speyer, see pp. 722-725. This example not listed.