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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of David Krüger
Hanovertown Artist
1776-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hanovertown Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1969.0140
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1969.0140
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of David Krüger
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Hanovertown Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1776-1810
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Woodcut
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8 (H) x 13 (W) x 8 (Image H) x 13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.3 (H) x 33 (W) x 20.3 (Image H) x 33 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5-2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Weiser, Frederick S. 1973 Fraktur: Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Related example pictured on p. 41.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• See p. 357. This example not listed.Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 1.
• Published on p. 121.