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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Anna Christian Sterner
Daniel Schumacher
August 9 1765 (1765-1765)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Weisenberg Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1967.0917
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.0917
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Anna Christian Sterner
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Daniel Schumacher (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Weisenberg Township; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Schumacher also lived in Weisenberg Township at this time, having settled on a farm along Schweitzer Creek in Northampton (now Lehigh) County in the late 1750s.
Date
August 9 1765 (1765-1765)
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.19 (H) x 12.87 (W) x 8.1 (Image H) x 12.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.79 (H) x 32.7 (W) x 20.5 (Image H) x 31.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. No measurements in conservation file.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors