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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Samuel Shindel
Friedrich Krebs
1791-1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Friedrich Krebs (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Manchester Township; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1212 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1212 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Samuel Shindel
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Friedrich Krebs (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Manchester Township; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Krebs is not known to have worked in York County, and possibly made certificate elsewhere in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Date
1791-1800
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Woodblock
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.9 (H) x 12.5 (W) x 7.9 (Image H) x 12.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20 (H) x 31.8 (W) x 20 (Image H) x 31.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.4-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Minardi, Lisa. 2024 Americana Insights.
• Published: p. 35Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 02//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur collection, Part I. Antiques. 103 (2): 307-18.
• Published as fig. 8, p. 311-12 and 314.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. 461.Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 1.
• Published on p. 140.