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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Spittler
Friederich Küster
1797-1825
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Friederich Küster (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bethel Township; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1192 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1192 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Spittler
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Friederich Küster (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Bethel Township; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Küster worked primarily along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, in Columbia, Northumberland, and Dauphin counties.
Date
1797-1825
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.9 (H) x 16 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.7 (H) x 40.64 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Sheet edges are irregularly trimmed and not square (except for top edge). No image measurements in conservation files.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Paper probably handmade with irregularities that may represent vatman's tears to right of top center.
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. 485. For more info. on this artist, see pp. 484-486.Catalogue: Jackson, Schuyler Brinckerhoff. 1933 Unusual Pennsylvania Furniture in Maple, Walnut, and Mahogany; Rare Early Pennsylvania Birth and Marriage Certificates Illuminated by Provincial Artists.
• Published as lot 122, p. 50-51.