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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Barbara Ritzecker
Christian Mertel
1792-1802
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christian Mertel (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
ConewagoTownship; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.0083.007 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0083.007 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Barbara Ritzecker
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Christian Mertel (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
ConewagoTownship; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Christian Mertel purchased land in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County in 1793 and lived there until his death in 1802. This area is now part of Conewago Township, Dauphin County.
Date
1792-1802
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.5 (H) x 15.25 (W) x 12.5 (Image H) x 15.25 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.7 (H) x 38.73 (W) x 31.7 (Image H) x 38.73 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Left of center: "E Co(?)" (diffcult to see due to backing)
Coloring
Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as fig. 12, pp. 315 and 318.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1987 Christian Mertel, the "C M artist". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 21 (2): 75-85.
Book: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• For a fraktur made by Mertel for the sister of this certificate, see no. 12 on p. 299.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For more information on Mertel, see vol.2, pp. 544-546.