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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Maria Elisabeth Fisher
George Friederich Speyer, Ephrata Cloister printshop
1787-1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
George Friederich Speyer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1220 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1220 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Maria Elisabeth Fisher
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
George Friederich Speyer (Scrivener and decorator); Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is location of printshop.
Secondary Place of Origin
Alsace Township; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Speyer worked in Berks, Dauphin, and Lancaster Counties.
Date
1787-1800
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Letterpress
- Woodcut
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (H) x 16.7 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 16.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.2 (H) x 42.4 (W) x 32.5 (Image H) x 40.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Initials "CB" within heart
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Paper made by Christian Bauman (1755-1815), who appears to have worked at the Cloister paper mill since c. 1777, and later operated it on lease, 1790 until his death. Stopp suggests papers with the watermark of CB in a heart were used 1788-92 (See Stopp, vol. 2, p. 99).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• Published under Stopp 243, p. 140.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For more info. on Speyer, see pp. 722-725.