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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of George Wild
Henry Dutye
July 9 1784 (1784-1784)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Dutye (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1962.0185 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0185 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of George Wild
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Henry Dutye (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is where Dutye made certificate. Wild was born in New Jersey.
Date
July 9 1784 (1784-1784)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Lower right
Inscription: ...the above was written by H. Tutye/ July 9\th 1784.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.6 (H) x 15.9 (W) x 12.6 (Image H) x 15.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.9 (H) x 40.5 (W) x 31.9 (Image H) x 40.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.7-3.0 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 252, pp. 258-59.Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as fig. 5, pp. 309-11.Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 13, on p. 34.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. 9, on p. 30.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. 208.