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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Matthias Deibler
Johann Friederich Mencke
1794-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Friederich Mencke (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Upper Paxton Township; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1187 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1187 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Matthias Deibler
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johann Friederich Mencke (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Upper Paxton Township; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate.
Date
1794-1810
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.2 (H) x 13.25 (W) x 8.2 (Image H) x 12.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.8 (H) x 33.65 (W) x 20.8 (Image H) x 31.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Edition Watermark
none
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.
• Published on p. 526.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. & Heaney, Howell J. 1976 The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia. 2.
• Related fraktur: fig. 354.Article: Earnest, Corinne P. & Earnest, Russell D. 2007 Fraktur-Fest III: A Tribute to Richard S. Machmer. Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 41 (2)
• Signed example by Menck, p. 16.