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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Rüdolf Heberling
George Friederich Speyer
1785-1790
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Friederich Speyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Cumru Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1952.0273 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0273 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Rüdolf Heberling
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
George Friederich Speyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Cumru Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Printer is unknown. Speyer frequently purchased certificates from Reading printers, but also some from the Ephrata Cloister printshop.
Date
1785-1790
Materials
- Ink
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Letterpress
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13 (H) x 16.3 (W) x 13 (Image H) x 16.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.1 (H) x 41.3 (W) x 33.1 (Image H) x 41.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.4-2.7 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Left center (inverted): fleur de lis
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 1.
• Listed under Stopp 1, pp. 88-9.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 Speyer, see pp. 722-725.