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Fraktur (Birth certificate)
Birth certificate of Charity Earling
New Jersey Artist
1774-1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
New Jersey Artist (Maker)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Burlington; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.0099.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0099.001 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth certificate)
Title
Birth certificate of Charity Earling
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
New Jersey Artist (Maker)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Burlington; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place based on genealogical research indicating that Charity Earling lived in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Previous note: Recovered in New Jersey. Origin probably New Jersey.
Date
1774-1800
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.75 (H) x 9.76 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.7 (H) x 24.8 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. No conservation file.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For other examples by this artist, see p. 571.Article: McGrail, David B. "Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth-Century Illuminated New Jersey Documents: An Introduction and a Checklist". New Jersey History. 40-74.
• Published on p. 69.