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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Catharina Klein
Christian Limbach
April 2 1795 (1795-1795)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christian Limbach (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
North Carolina; Cabarrus; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1211 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1211 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Catharina Klein
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Christian Limbach (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
North Carolina; Cabarrus; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as Pennsylvania.
Date
April 2 1795 (1795-1795)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left (in brown ink)
Inscription: geschreiben/ den 2ten April 1795.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right (in red ink)
Inscription: Christian Limbach/ Schulmeister
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.8 (H) x 16.4 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 16.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.6 (H) x 41.6 (W) x 32.5 (Image H) x 41.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.5-2.7 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Left center: Pro Patria; right center: "G & H Honig"
Coloring
Hand colored with 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 pl. II, pp. 312-3.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. 520.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1972 "The Concept of Baptism Among Colonial Pennsylvania German Lutheran and Reformed Church People". The Lutheran Historical Conference: Essays and Reports. 1-45.
• Published as fig. 1.Book: Falk, Cynthia Gayle & Minardi, Lisa. 2014 A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America.