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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate of Abraham Miesse
Gabriel Miesse
1829-1835
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gabriel Miesse (Engraver and seller)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
- Ink
Museum Object Number
1965.0009.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1965.0009.001
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate of Abraham Miesse
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Gabriel Miesse (Engraver and seller)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Miesse engraved and sold certificates in Reading.
Secondary Place of Origin
Pottsville; Pennsylvania; Schuylkill; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Certificate completed by an unknown scrivener and decorator, possibly in Berks or Schuylkill County (same scrivener and decorator for both 65.9.1-.2).
Date
1829-1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top center
Inscription: Engd. and sold by G. Miesse
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Bible
- Biblical scene
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
- Ink
Techniques
- Etching
- Engraving
- Stipple Engraving
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.87 (H) x 8.52 (W) x 8.75 (Image H) x 7.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.15 (H) x 21.65 (W) x 22.23 (Image H) x 19.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available.
Publisher Summary
G. Miesse
Place of Publication
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
G. Miesse
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 4.
• Published as Stopp 773, p. 296.Book: Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
• More info. on Miesse.